DOGWATCH

dogwatch

(noun) either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dogwatch (plural dogwatches)

(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.

Anagrams

• watchdog

Source: Wiktionary


Dog"watch`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p.m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, P. M. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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