Queer \Queer\, a.

1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. “A queer look.” –W. Irving.
2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.

Clockwork \Clock”work`\, n.

1. The machinery of a clock, or machinery resembling that of a clock; machinery which produces regularity of movement.