Watch |
The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance; formerly, a watching or guarding by night. |
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Watch |
One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body of watchmen; a sentry; a guard. |
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Watch |
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept. |
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Watch |
The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night. |
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Watch |
A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring. |
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