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Ship's clock

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(Naut.) a clock arranged to strike from one to eight strokes, at half hourly intervals, marking the divisions of the ship's watches.

See also: Clock



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You'll see," said Harvey, and he stepped, rather groggily, for his head was still singing, to the cabin steps, where the little ship's clock hung in plain sight of the wheel.
As he was about to emerge from the companionway, the ship's clock in the cabin began to strike and he stopped to listen.
 
 
 
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