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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flat calm, no breath of air stirring; an unruffled surface of water.
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chained_bear commented on the word clock-calm
"'You might ask the Doctor and Mr Martin whether they would like to see a perfect clock-calm,' said Jack to his coxswain, who was in the maintop with him. 'Perhaps their whistling might do something to change it.'" (94)
Also, "'You are too late for the clock-calm,' he said... 'There is a light air from the west at present, and with any luck it may grow into a breeze.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Reverse of the Medal, 98
February 24, 2008