grandfather clock

Meaning

A longcase clock.

Synonyms

longcase clock

cuckoo clock

wall clock

tall-case clock

floor clown-to-ground openwork screen

floor clock

Translations

pendule à balancier

ρολόι με μεγάλο επιδαπέδιο

pendule

orologio a pendolo

hangklok

relógio de pêndulo

relógio do vovô

reloj de pared

Wanduhr

reloj de pie

Etymology

From an 1876 song, Grandfather's Clock, by American songwriter Henry Work, based on a clock in the George Hotel in Piercebridge, County Durham, England, which stopped keeping time after its owner died.