(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.