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clock-jobbers

clock-jobbers is the plural of clock-jobber.

Meaning of clock-jobber

Noun

clock-jobber (plural clock-jobbers)

  1. (obsolete) A person who repairs and maintains clocks.
    • The escapement used in French Drum Clocks is a continual source of trouble to English clock jobbers.1881, Frederick James Britten, The Watch and Clockmakers’ Handbook, 4th edition, London: W. Kent & Co., page 105
    Synonyms:
    horologist

Questions about clock-jobbers

What is clock-jobbers the plural of?
Clock-jobbers is the plural of clock-jobber.

Words near clock-jobbers in the dictionary

  1. clock wipe
  2. clock wipes
  3. clock-face timetable
  4. clock-face timetables
  5. clock-jobber
  6. clock-jobbers
  7. clock-watch
  8. clock-watched
  9. clock-watcher
  10. clock-watchers
  11. clock-watches

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