Shrewsbury clock
📖 Definitions
noun
Something precise or exact.
💬 Usage Examples
“Virginia would be with them, [Roger A Pryor, a secessionist] promised. ‘Give the old lady time! She’s a little rheumatic! ... But as sure as tomorrow’s sun, once the first gun is fired, Virginia will be in the Southern Confederacy in an hour by a Shrewsbury clock!” Ben Williams; House Divided; Houghton & Mifflin; 1947.