| 单词 | telltale clock |
| 释义 | > as lemmastelltale clock telltale clock now historical a clock that requires a certain action to be performed on it at certain intervals, by which the vigilance of a watchman may be checked (see also sense A. 6). ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > other types of clock watch-clock1592 German clock1598 quarter clocka1631 wheel-clock1671 table clocka1684 month clock1712 astronomical clock1719 musical clock1721 repeater1725 Tompion1727 pulling clock1733 regulator1735 eight-day clock1741 regulator clock1750 French clock1757 repetition clock1765 day clock1766 striker1778 chiming clock1789 cuckoo-clock1789 night clock1823 telltale1827 carriage clock1828 fly-clock1830 steeple clock1830 telltale clock1832 skeleton clock1842 telegraph clock1842 star clock1850 weight-clock1850 prison clock1853 crystal clock1854 pillar scroll top clock1860 sheep's-head clock1872 presentation clock1875 pillar clock1880 stop-clock1881 Waterbury1882 calendar-clock1884 ting-tang clock1884 birdcage clock1886 sheep's head1887 perpetual calendar1892 bracket clock1894 Act of Parliament clock1899 cartel clock1899 banjo-clock1903 master clock1904 lantern clock1913 time clock1919 evolutionary clock1922 lancet clock1922 atomic clock1927 quartz clock1934 clock radio1946 real-time clock1953 organ clock1956 molecular clock1974 travelling clock2014 1832tell-tale clock [see sense B. 4]. 1890 Times 21 Jan. 9/3 There should be tell-tale clocks to afford evidence of the punctual discharge of their duties. 2007 J. Dutton Forgotten Punch Army's Fist (ed. 2) xxxi. 180 A ‘Tell Tale’ clock..was ‘punch’ recorded at various stations during the tour throughout the decks. < as lemmas |
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