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

The water-clock, or clepsydra, has been known to the Chinese for centuries.

From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen

The clepsydra became in Greece a useful instrument to enforce the law in restricting loquacious orators and lawyers to reasonable limits in their addresses.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

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

As the sound of the bells died away, the last drop of water fell from the clepsydra and marked the hour of midnight.

From In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)