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An obsolete spelling of thyme. time-alarm (tim'a-lärm"), n. A contrivance for sounding an alarm at a set time. In a general sense, any striking clock is a time-alarm; in a specific sense, the term is applied to a device for arousing a sleeper, as by striking a bell, firing a pistol, etc. time-attack (tim'a-tak"), n. Same as time thrust. time-ball (tīmʼbâl), n. A ball dropped suddenly from the top of a staff prominently placed, as on the top of an observatory or of a church spire, for the purpose of indicati indicating some exact moment of mean time previously determined upon-1 P. M. being that in general use in Great Britain, and noon in the United States. 6342 timely In the intention of the writers of these hymns (the Psalms] there can generally be no doubt that it [Me iah] refers to the king then on the throne, or, in hymns of more general and timele character, to the Davidic king as such (without personal reference to one king). Encyc. Brit ., XVI. 53. O fairest flower, no sooner blown but blasted. Soft silken primrose, fading timele ly. mere gambling transactions, carried on from time to time ner. (a) Unseasonably. by the payment of the difference between the stipulated price and the actual price on the day fixed for the pre- tended delivery of the stock or goods, the party buying having no intention of taking over either, and the party selling not po e ing what he profe es to sell. Encyc. Brit., XXIII. 89. a. Making A summer's day will seem an hour but short, Being wasted in such time - beguiling sport. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 24. (tim (tim'bet"ėr-ing), a. Improving the state of things; full of innovations. [Rare.] Some fresher stamp of the time - bettering days. Shak., Sonnets, lxxxii. time-be wasted (tim'be-wasted), a . Used up by time; consumed. [Rare.] My oil-dried lamp and time - be wasted light. Shak . , Rich. II., i. 3. 221. time-bill (tīmʼbil), n . A time-table. time-book (tim'búk), n. A book in which is kept a record of the time persons have worked. time-candle (tim'kan"dl), n. A candle care- fully made so that it will always burn an equal length in a given time, and marked or fitted with a scale so as to serve as a measure of time. time-card (tim'kärd), n. 1. A card having a time-table printed upon it.-2. A card con- taining blank spaces for name, date, and hour, to be filled up by workmen and given to the A watch or timekeeper on their beginning work. time-detector (tim'de-tektor), n. clock used as a check upon a watchman, and arranged to indicate any neglect or failure in making his rounds. The watch is carried by the man, who has acce at certain points in his rounds to keys which can be inserted to mark an inclosed dial-slip. The clock is stationary at some point which the watchman must pa , and he is required at each pa age to pre a button or peg, which makes some recording mark. timeful (tim'ful), a. [