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grandfather's clocks

grandfather's clocks is the plural of grandfather's clock.

Meaning of grandfather's clock

Noun

grandfather's clock (countable and uncountable, plural grandfather's clocks)

  1. (uncountable) A form of patience in which cards are laid out in an arrangement resembling a clock face.

Questions about grandfather's clocks

What is grandfather's clocks the plural of?
Grandfather's clocks is the plural of grandfather's clock.

Words near grandfather's clocks in the dictionary

  1. grandfather shirt
  2. grandfather shirts
  3. grandfather's beard
  4. grandfather's chair
  5. grandfather's clock
  6. grandfather's clocks
  7. grandfather-in-law
  8. grandfathered
  9. grandfathered in
  10. grandfatherhood
  11. grandfathering

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