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dog·watch    Audio Help   [dawg-woch, -wawch, dog-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
2.Also called lobster shift, lobster trick, sunrise watch. Journalism Slang. the period, after the regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to await any new developments that may warrant an extra issue.
3.Informal. any night shift, esp. the last or latest one.
Also, dog watch.

[Origin: 1690–1700; dog + watch]
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dog·watch    Audio Help   (dôg'wŏch', dŏg'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Nautical Either of two short periods of watch duty, from 4 to 6 P.M. or 6 to 8 P.M.
  2. A late night shift.


[Probably from dog-sleep, a light or interrupted sleep.]

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dogwatch

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

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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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