American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Clock-Work

CLOCK-WORK, n.

1. The machinery and movements of a clock; or that part of the movement which strikes the hours on a bell, in distinction from that part which measures and exhibits the time on the face or dial plate, which is called watch-work.

2. Well adjusted work, with regular movement.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Clock-Work," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYQUVAWPYBXXG9W.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Clock-Work." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 26 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYQUVAWPYBXXG9W.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Clock-Work' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 26 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CYQUVAWPYBXXG9W.