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(1):

(v. t.) To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking.

(2):

(n.) The striking of a clock.

(3):

(v. t. & i.) To call, as a hen. See Cluck.

(4):

(n.) A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius).

(5):

(n.) A watch, esp. one that strikes.

(6):

(n.) A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking.

(7):

(n.) A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clock'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/clock.html. 1828.
 
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