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A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.
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- n. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.
- n. A timeserver; an inconstant person.
- 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house. 2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. Shak.