"clockcase" meaning in All languages combined

See clockcase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: clockcases [plural]
Etymology: From clock + case. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clock|case}} clock + case Head templates: {{en-noun}} clockcase (plural clockcases)
  1. A case built to contain a clock; the casing of a case clock.

Inflected forms

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