DOGWATCH - 7 definitions found
dogwatch n 1: either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) dogwatch noun Date: 1700 1. either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 p.m. 2. any of various night shifts; especially the last shift Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary dogwatch n. Naut. either of two short watches (4-6 or 6-8 p.m.). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Dogwatch \Dog"watch`\, n. (Naut.) 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. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 25 Moby Thesaurus words for "dogwatch": anchor watch, bit, day shift, full time, graveyard shift, half time, lobster trick, night shift, overtime, part time, relay, shift, split schedule, split shift, stint, sunrise watch, swing shift, time, tour, tour of duty, trick, turn, turn of work, watch, work shift |
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