![]() See clappering.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. In bell-ringing, to sound (a bell) by pulling the clapper without moving the bell itself.noun A clock operated by a weight in the usual way, and regulated and controlled by an electric current from another clock, an electric escapement being employed in some cases as the direct means of controlling its motion.noun A watch specifically, a watch that strikes the hour.noun A stroke of the clock the sounding of the hour by a clock.noun A machine designed to measure and indicate time by the motion of its parts.noun A figured ornament on the side of the ankle of a stocking, either woven in the fabric or embroidered upon it.of England, a gore, plait, or piece inserted to produce the required shape of a garment. noun In the sixteenth century, a decoration applied to hoods. ![]() noun An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking or sock.idiom Sports ( kill /run down) /run out) To preserve a lead by maintaining possession of the ball or puck until playing time expires.idiom ( clean (someone's) clock) To beat or defeat decisively. ![]()
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