Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: a -clock
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete form of o'clock.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…]you wil find the Suns riſing at 4 a clock in the morning, and if you turn the ſaid point to the Weſt ſide of Heaven upon the Horizon, then you wil ſee the dial to lye upon 8 a clock in the evening[…]"
"Loſt abont^([sic]) 10 a Clock on Thurſday night from Spring Garden near Charing Croſs, a liver colour and white Spaniel Dog, with a black Velvet Collar and two braſs Bells about his Neck, about a year old;"
"The Cocks to be weighed at 7 a Clock the Morning before they Fight, to begin to Fight preciſely at 9 a Clock."

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does a clock mean?: Obsolete form of o'clock.

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