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clockweight

clockweight noun: any of the weights that regulate the mechanism of a clock.

clockweight: any of the weights that regulate the mechanism of a clock
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Noun

clockweight (plural clockweights)

  1. Any of the weights that regulate the mechanism of a clock.
  2. (in plural, slang) A testicle.

Forms of clockweight

pluralclockweights

Origin of clockweight

From clock + weight.

Questions about clockweight

What does clockweight mean?
Clockweight means any of the weights that regulate the mechanism of a clock.
What part of speech is clockweight?
Clockweight is a noun.
What is the plural of clockweight?
The plural of clockweight is clockweights.

Words near clockweight in the dictionary

  1. clockwatched
  2. clockwatcher
  3. clockwatchers
  4. clockwatches
  5. clockwatching
  6. clockweight
  7. clockweights
  8. clockwinder
  9. clockwinders
  10. clockwise
  11. clockwisely

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