wag-on-the-wall
noun
variants:
or wag-on-the-wall clock \ ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗- \
or less commonly wag-at-the-wall \ ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˈ⸗ \
Definition of wag-on-the-wall
: a wall clock with pendulum and weights exposed