Definitions
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- noun someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches
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Examples
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Lory had not found the gold, he had not pieced together with the patience of a clocksmith the wheels within wheels that Colonel Gilbert had constructed through the careful years.
The Isle of Unrest Henry Seton Merriman 1882
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I've been forced to send my watch to the clocksmith.
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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Inspired by what he had learned of Whitney's undertaking, Eli Terry, a clocksmith of Plymouth, Connecticut, announced that he was building five hundred clocks - all of the same, identical design - which he would sell for around $10 each, as against the customary price of
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Matt Smith measures time the way you'd expect a clocksmith to measure it.
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He compares the intricate craftsmanship of a top programmer with that of a master clocksmith: "You go into a hole and work 80 hours a week for eight months, then come out of the hole and take a break to recharge your batteries.
Fast Company 2009
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He compares the intricate craftsmanship of a top programmer with that of a master clocksmith: "You go into a hole and work 80 hours a week for eight months, then come out of the hole and take a break to recharge your batteries.
Fast Company Garth Stein 2009
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