quarterboy

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noun

A male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.

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Meanings

nounquarterboy (plural quarterboys)

plural quarterboys

  1. A male figure that strikes a bell every quarter of an hour as part of the mechanism of a public clock.

Origin

From quarter + boy.

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APA

quarterboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterboy

MLA

“quarterboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarterboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterboy.

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