"clockwinder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clockwinders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clockwinder (plural clockwinders)
  1. A person employed to wind up clocks.
    Sense id: en-clockwinder-en-noun-LxvENrLb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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