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Definition of 'water clock'

1. (n.) water clock
a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.

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1. (noun) water clock, clepsydra, water glass
clock that measures time by the escape of water

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Webster Dictionary

1. water clock
an instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra

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