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minute-jack

minute-jack noun: a figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.

Noun

minute-jack (plural minute-jacks)

  1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.
  2. (obsolete) A timeserver; an inconstant person.
    • Cap-and-knee slaves, vapours, and minute-jacks!c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of minute-jack

pluralminute-jacks

Questions about minute-jack

What does minute-jack mean?
Minute-jack means a figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.
What part of speech is minute-jack?
Minute-jack is a noun.
What is the plural of minute-jack?
The plural of minute-jack is minute-jacks.

Words near minute-jack in the dictionary

  1. minute puddings
  2. minute repeater
  3. minute repeaters
  4. minute steak
  5. minute steaks
  6. minute-jack
  7. minute-jacks
  8. minute-man
  9. minute-men
  10. minute-to-minute
  11. minuted

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