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