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minute-jack
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
（一部の風変わりな時計において）鐘を打つための人形、すなわち時計のジャック（jack o’ the clock）としての役割を持つもの / （古語的意味）時を告げる者、または気まぐれで信用しがたい人
（ plural ）
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A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock. / (obsolete) A timeserver; an inconstant person.
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minute-jack
Every hour the minute-jack on the old town clock would lean forward and strike the bell with a tiny hammer, delighting the market crowd.
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Every hour the minute-jack on the old town clock would lean forward and strike the bell with a tiny hammer, delighting the market crowd.
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