Act of Parliament clock

Noun

UK historical

(UK, historical) A large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的）宿屋などに掛けられていた大型の時計。なお、その名称は時計に課せられた税に由来するとの誤解から生じたものとされる

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Many travellers assumed the large Act of Parliament clock hanging in the inn's common room had been installed because of an old clock tax, but that etymology is mistaken.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

多くの旅人は、宿屋の大きな時計が古い時計税のために設置されたのだと考えていたが、その語源は誤りだった。

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(UK, historical) A large clock, once hung in inns, erroneously thought to derive from a tax on clocks.

Act of Parliament clocks

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