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clockmaker
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clockmaker [ˈklɒkˌmeɪkə]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc.
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Noun1.clockmaker - someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watchesclockmaker - someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Translations
clockmaker [ˈklɒkˌmeɪkəʳ] Nrelojero/a m/f
clockmaker [ˈklɒkˌmeɪkəʳ] norologiaio


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A BAND of distinguished guests turned out to celebrate the launch of Dr David Severs' new book, Stokesley Clockmakers: Clockmaking in a North Yorkshire Town, at Stokesley library.
Historians estimate that civilisations in the Middle East and North Africa started to examine forms of clockmaking about 5,000 to 6,000 years ago, rather than relying solely on the monthly and annual calendars.
a brief history Historians estimate that civilisations in the Middle East and North Africa started clockmaking about 5,000 to 6,000 years ago One of the earliest clocks, the Roman horlogium, was driven by water The first mechanical clocks told the time by sounding a bell each hour Domestic clocks, called chamber clocks, began to appear in British houses in about CAPTION(S): An oversized clock on a bare wall creates an eye-catching talking point, and (below) M&S' range
 
 
 
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