Jack o' the clock

noun

Any of the mechanical figures that emerge regularly to strike the bell of a clock.

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Meanings

nounJack o' the clock (plural Jack o' the clocks or Jacks o' the clock)

plural Jack o' the clocks · plural Jacks o' the clock · alternative jackaclock

  1. Any of the mechanical figures that emerge regularly to strike the bell of a clock.
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Jack o' the clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack%20o'%20the%20clock

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