wag-at-the-walln.

Brit.

/ˈwaɡə(t)ðəˌwɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈwæɡə(t)ðəˌwɔl/,

/ˈwæɡə(t)ðəˌwɑl/, Scottish English

/ˈwaɡə(t)θəˌwɔl/

Forms: Also wag-on-the-wall, etc.

Etymology: wag v. 3.

Scottish and northern.

1. A hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed. Also attributive.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > pendulum clock

pendulum clock1663

pendule clock1664

pendulum1664

pendulum-piece1734

wag-at-the-wall1825

longcase clock1851

grandfather clock1883

trunk dial1884

grandfather1894

grandmother clock1898

longcase1899

granddaughter clock1926

grandmother1931

granddaughter1968

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Wag-at-the-Wa', a name given to a clock, which has no case, frequently used in the country.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Wag-at-the-waw, Wagger, a cheap wooden German clock. Perhaps from the pendulum being exposed; or, provincially, seen wagging against the wall.

1894 J. Davidson Baptist Lake 82 ‘It's nearly half past four,’ said he, looking at a wag-at-the-wall that hung behind him.

1904 J. Smith Handbk. Old Scottish Clockmakers 45 The poorer members of the community could not afford the price demanded for the long case clocks and would be content with a ‘Wag at the Wa’.

1911 N. H. Moore Old Clock Bk. 59 Many Dutch works were sent to England without their cases... Such clocks went till the dirt and dust clogged their wheels... Such clocks as these are often called in rustic communities by the quaint name of ‘wag-on-the-wall’.

1966 P. Boyle At Night All Cats are Grey 221 What was this nagging memory of a wag-o'-the-wall?.. With a bottle of water used as a driving weight.

attributive.1858 G. Roy Generalship 55 To take a fancy to a waggitonawa clock.1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xix. 177 When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.

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2. ‘A spectre supposed to haunt the kitchen..wagging backwards and forwards before the death of one of the family’ (Jamieson).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wag-at-the-wall
释义	wag-at-the-walln. Brit. /ˈwaɡə(t)ðəˌwɔːl/, U.S. /ˈwæɡə(t)ðəˌwɔl/, /ˈwæɡə(t)ðəˌwɑl/, Scottish English /ˈwaɡə(t)θəˌwɔl/ Forms: Also wag-on-the-wall, etc. Etymology: wag v. 3. Scottish and northern. 1. A hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > pendulum clock pendulum clock1663 pendule clock1664 pendulum1664 pendulum-piece1734 wag-at-the-wall1825 longcase clock1851 grandfather clock1883 trunk dial1884 grandfather1894 grandmother clock1898 longcase1899 granddaughter clock1926 grandmother1931 granddaughter1968 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Wag-at-the-Wa', a name given to a clock, which has no case, frequently used in the country. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Wag-at-the-waw, Wagger, a cheap wooden German clock. Perhaps from the pendulum being exposed; or, provincially, seen wagging against the wall. 1894 J. Davidson Baptist Lake 82 ‘It's nearly half past four,’ said he, looking at a wag-at-the-wall that hung behind him. 1904 J. Smith Handbk. Old Scottish Clockmakers 45 The poorer members of the community could not afford the price demanded for the long case clocks and would be content with a ‘Wag at the Wa’. 1911 N. H. Moore Old Clock Bk. 59 Many Dutch works were sent to England without their cases... Such clocks went till the dirt and dust clogged their wheels... Such clocks as these are often called in rustic communities by the quaint name of ‘wag-on-the-wall’. 1966 P. Boyle At Night All Cats are Grey 221 What was this nagging memory of a wag-o'-the-wall?.. With a bottle of water used as a driving weight. attributive.1858 G. Roy Generalship 55 To take a fancy to a waggitonawa clock.1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xix. 177 When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen. Categories » 2. ‘A spectre supposed to haunt the kitchen..wagging backwards and forwards before the death of one of the family’ (Jamieson). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1825
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