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  1. 1. n. A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A watch, esp. one that strikes. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The striking of a clock. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. & i. To call, as a hen. See Cluck. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius). Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a timepiece that shows the time of day Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v:6/n:94 n. a timepiece that shows the time of day v. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time Source: ecdict

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