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watchman's clock

watchman's clock noun: a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.

Noun

watchman's clock

  1. A watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.

Questions about watchman's clock

What does watchman's clock mean?
Watchman's clock means a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.
What part of speech is watchman's clock?
Watchman's clock is a noun.

Words near watchman's clock in the dictionary

  1. watchmaker
  2. watchmaker's
  3. watchmakers
  4. watchmaking
  5. watchman
  6. watchman's clock
  7. watchman's detector
  8. watchman's rattle
  9. watchman's rattles
  10. watchman's time detector
  11. watchmanly

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