Read full poem →Dislink’d with shrieks and laughter : round the lake
A little clockwork steamer paddling plied jae
And shook the lilies: perch’d about the knolls
Dictionary Entry
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
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Common Phrases
. clockworkorange clockworkmechanism clockworkuniverse clockworkprecision clockworkregularity clockwork
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Poetry examples for “clockwork”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Gag the noise, pack up and go,
Clockwork soldiers in a row.
I've got better things to do