grandfather clock
English
Etymology
From an 1876 song, Grandfather's Clock, by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clock in the George Hotel, Yorkshire, England, which stopped keeping time after its owner died.
Related terms
Translations
pendulum clock
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See also
- floor clock
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