quarter-jack

A form of quarter jack — An automaton, on a clock, that strikes a bell every quarter hour

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Meanings

nounquarter-jack (plural quarter-jacks)

plural quarter-jacks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quarter jack
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APA

quarter-jack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-jack

MLA

“quarter-jack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-jack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-jack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-jack.

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