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Definition of Clock-watching
1. Noun. Paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work).
Definition of Clock-watching
1. Noun. continually looking at the time to see how much longer one has to work or study ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clock-watching
Literary usage of Clock-watching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"The old soldier would take his station near the stone clock, watching the approach
of the lord of the manor and taking the bridle in one hand, ..."
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