Dog-watch
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Alternative form of dogwatch. alt-of, alternative
"I held the next watch (which should have been the mate's) till midday, eating both breakfast and lunch behind the sheltering jiggermast. And I held all afternoon, and through both dog-watches, my dinner served likewise on the deck."
Example
More examples"I held the next watch (which should have been the mate's) till midday, eating both breakfast and lunch behind the sheltering jiggermast. And I held all afternoon, and through both dog-watches, my dinner served likewise on the deck."
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