pillar clock
noun
1A public clock mounted on top of a pillar.
2A domestic clock with the movement and dial supported on four short vertical pillars.
3A clock in which the time is shown by a pointer moving along a pillar or other linear scale.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Manufacturer and Builder.
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