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clock-jobber

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who repairs and maintains clocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1888, The English Mechanic and World of Science, No. 1,199, 16 March, 1888, letter to the editor headed “Organ Matters,” signed Wm. Robinson, p. 59, I am pretty well aware of the number of bunglers, tinkers, and clock-jobbers that have crept into the trade—one of the latter, I am informed, became an organ-builder about five years ago, and by the help of a friendly organist got some work [...]

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