Minute-jack

Minute-jack
Minute-jack Mi*nute"-jack`, n. 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also {jack of the clock house}. [1913 Webster]

2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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