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minus-squareother_cat@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoOkay so I got curious and according to wikipedia: “The Oxford English Dictionary states that the popular 1876 song My Grandfather’s Clock is responsible for the common name “grandfather clock” being applied to the longcase clock.”
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoQuite fittingly, the original name of that song was My Grandfather’s Cock. Then the clergy complained…
Okay so I got curious and according to wikipedia:
“The Oxford English Dictionary states that the popular 1876 song My Grandfather’s Clock is responsible for the common name “grandfather clock” being applied to the longcase clock.”
Quite fittingly, the original name of that song was My Grandfather’s Cock. Then the clergy complained…