cuckoo clock

noun

a wall or shelf clock, often carved and decorated, that announces the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo, usually accompanied by the appearance of an imitation bird through a little door.

Origin of cuckoo clock

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby cuckoo clock

cuckold, cuckold's knot, cuckoldry, cuckoo, cuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckoo shrike, cuckoo spit, cuckoo wasp, cuckoo-shrike, cuckoo-spit

Example sentences from the Web for cuckoo clock

For quite a minute he raged silently, and any cuckoo-clock which had strayed within his reach would have had a bad time of it.

The Girl on the Boat |Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Midnight struck, and the little hands of the cuckoo-clock on the mantel crept slowly round to one.

Kidnapped at the Altar |Laura Jean Libbey
Stefan showed them a magnet, and made the cuckoo-clock strike to amuse them.

More Tales by Polish Authors |Various
Seven clear calls from the cuckoo-clock rang out from the room beyond, followed by a woman's smothered cry.

The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow |Anna Katharine Green

The cuckoo-clock was chirping out its five small notes from the cheerful interior, and the Curator was remarking upon it.

The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow |Anna Katharine Green

British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo clock

cuckoo clock

noun

a clock in which a mechanical cuckoo pops out with a sound like a cuckoo's call when the clock strikes

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cuckoo clock

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Origin of cuckoo clock

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Example sentences from the Web for cuckoo clock

British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo clock

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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cuckoo clock

noun

Origin of cuckoo clock

Words nearby cuckoo clock

Example sentences from the Web for cuckoo clock

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British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo clock