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grandfather clock:

Definitions:

  1. a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case

Examples:

  1. died . Details of any special gifts you wish to make ( e.g. jewellery , grandfather clock etc. ) Details of any legacies you wish to make ( e.g. £ 500 to
  2. wrapped up and in a box under a stone slab in the dairy . The grandfather clock fell to the floor . Within a few days tarpaulin had been spread over the
  3. a firm favourite , with English oak being among the most popular finishes . A grandfather clock is a classic heirloom , and decent working examples from the 17 th and 18
  4. each room is full of various nasties , such as waves of flying books , grandfather clocks that explode spraying debris across the screen , and pieces of flying crockery . Your
  5. got ?! " exclaimed Mick as he carried out another in a long succession of grandfather clocks . " Nine ! " said Dickie . " One for every room plus one

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