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night watch

 
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–noun
1. a watch or guard kept during the night.
2. a person or the persons keeping such a watch.
3. Usually, night watches. the periods or divisions into which the night was divided in ancient times.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE

Related forms:
night watching, noun
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Night Watch, The

 
–noun
a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
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night watch  
n.  

  1. A watch or guard kept during the night.

  2. The person or persons on such a watch.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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