'jack of the clock house' definitions:
Definition of 'jack of the clock house'
From: GCIDE
- Minute-jack \Mi*nute"-jack`\, n.
- 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. --Shak. [1913 Webster]