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Webster 1913 Edition
Minute-jack
Mi-nute′-jackˊ
,Noun.
1.
A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; – called also
jack of the clock house
. 2.
A timeserver; an inconstant person.
Shak.
Definition 2024
minute-jack
minute-jack
English
Noun
minute-jack (plural minute-jacks)
- 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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