'Minute-jack' definitions:

Definition of 'Minute-jack'

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]