cuckoo clock

noun

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: a wall or shelf clock that announces the hours by sounds resembling a cuckoo's call

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Other decorations included a popcorn bucket, a hamburger, a hot dog cart, a cuckoo clock and a rocking horse. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025 While some installments tackled the basics like cooking supplies, automobiles, and food, others threw curveballs such as dissecting the inner workings of 3-D commercial signs, false teeth, cuckoo clocks, and more. Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025 That includes a large antique cuckoo clock, chandeliers, decorative shields, and a mural depicting a city in Germany. Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Then Gilmore flamed out, lost everything, and became a dedicated boozer, making flasks out of everything from cucumbers to cuckoo clocks. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cuckoo clock

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cuckoo clock was in 1789

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“Cuckoo clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuckoo%20clock. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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cuckoo clock

noun
: a clock that announces the hours with sounds like a cuckoo's call

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