grandfather clock en · NOUN
Etymology
From an 1876 song, Grandfather's Clock, by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clock in the George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham, England, which stopped keeping time after its owner died.
Meanings
- A longcase clock.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandfather clocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
grandmother clock · floor clock
Translations (27)
cy cloc tad-cu (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · hu (nagy / talpas / földön álló) ingaóra (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · de Standuhr (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · eo kestohorloĝo (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · he אוֹרְלוֹגִין (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · cy clociau tad-cu (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · pl zegar wahadłowy stojący (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · de Bodenstanduhr (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · ko 괘종시계 (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · ms jam besar berdiri (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · ar سَاعَة جَدّ (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · de Großvateruhr (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · af staanhorlosie (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · da diernæsklokke (from Diernæs, Funen) (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · ru хо́дики (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · fi kaappikello (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · hu állóóra (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · es reloj de pie (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · sv golvur (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · nrf hôlouoge dé grand-péthe (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · da standur (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · pl zegar szafkowy (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · fr pendule à balancier (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · fo bornholmaraur (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · hy ծանրուկավոր ժամացույց (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · gd gleoc àrd (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock) · da bornholmerur (freestanding weight-driven pendulum clock)