clock

clock is a Noun

Definition:

[1] A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and other divisions by means of hands moving on a dial plate. Its works are moved by a weight or a spring, and it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the stroke of a hammer on a bell. It is not adapted, like the watch, to be carried on the person.

[2] A watcg, esp. one that strikes. [Obs.] Walton.

[3] The striking of a clock. [Obs.] Dryden.

[4] A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a stocking. Swift.