cuckoo clock
noun
: a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call
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Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
In April during Milan Design Week, the brand unveiled the temporary Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
An antique cuckoo clock on the mantel ticked off the seconds, a kind of mechanical memento mori.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance attracted curious looks and made for plenty of social media moments.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
In April during Milan Design Week, the brand unveiled the temporary Ephemeral Store on Via Montenapoleone, with cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance and the womenswear collection displayed in a room that is a replica of the Hall of Mirrors in the royal Palace of Versailles.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
An antique cuckoo clock on the mantel ticked off the seconds, a kind of mechanical memento mori.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
The cuckoo clocks in the window at the entrance attracted curious looks and made for plenty of social media moments.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cuckoo clock
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“Cuckoo clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuckoo%20clock. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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