clepsydra

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Empedocles performed his experiment with a household implement people had used for centuries, the so-called clepsydra or “water thief,” which was used as a kitchen ladle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

This water clock was called a clepsydra, the name being taken from two Greek words meaning 'thief of water.'

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

King Gundobad desired to become the possessor of a clepsydra or water-clock, such as had long been used in Athens and Rome, to regulate the time allotted to the orators in public debates.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

It was invented by the Egyptians, and was called a clepsydra, and was in use among the Babylonians, the Greeks, and the Romans.

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.

When you feed him have a full clepsydra handy and start it when he begins to eat.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas