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n. (plural of water clock English)
Usage examples of "water clocks".
The lowest form of wit notwithstanding, it's difficult to restrain an impulse toward sarcasm at a suggestion that people in terror, beset by earthquakes, hurricanes, totally enveloping darkness, and torrents of meteorites should be faulted for losing track of time and failing to check with their sundials and water clocks.
Rohan held forth with great enthusiasm on the subject of water clocks and the fascinating glass lenses his crafters were making until Sioned stuffed a wedge of bread in his mouth to shut him up.
To her fell the task of browsing through shops displaying the water clocks and multicolored lamps for which Neverwinter's artisans were famed.
To her fell the task of browsing through shops displaying the water clocks and multicolored lamps for which Neverwinter’.
We've been using marked candles and water clocks, but they're not exactly reliable.