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| Noun | 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.[Websters] 2. A timeserver; an inconstant person.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Minute-jack" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.[Websters]
2. A timeserver; an inconstant person.[Websters]. | |
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Date "MINUTE-JACK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
