wag-on-the-wall

noun

variants or wag-on-the-wall clock

ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗-

or less commonly wag-at-the-wall

ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗

: a wall clock with pendulum and weights exposed

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