grandfather clock
noun
: a tall pendulum clock that stands on the floor
called also grandfather, grandfather's clock
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There, firefighters were seen retrieving what looked like about two dozen photo albums, a grandfather clock and several other possible antiques from the house.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Mercury found its way into thermometers, mirrors, telescopes, paint, and the pendulums of grandfather clocks.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Behind them was a painting that Carter had made of the same room, with its grandfather clock, rocking chairs, and roll-top desk.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
When the weights in a grandfather clock reach the bottom of their chains, the clock stops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Mercury found its way into thermometers, mirrors, telescopes, paint, and the pendulums of grandfather clocks.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Behind them was a painting that Carter had made of the same room, with its grandfather clock, rocking chairs, and roll-top desk.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
When the weights in a grandfather clock reach the bottom of their chains, the clock stops.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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