Jacks o' the clock

A form of Jack o' the clock — Any of the mechanical figures that emerge regularly to strike the bell of a clock.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Jack o' the clock
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APA

Jacks o' the clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacks%20o'%20the%20clock

MLA

“Jacks o' the clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacks%20o'%20the%20clock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacks o' the clock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacks%20o'%20the%20clock.

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