dogwatch
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2ADJ.
all
PREP.
from, on
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noun
Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
[…] in the last dog-watch when the drawing near of twilight induced revery […]
A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
The girls we knew were all on the dogwatch, from four to twelve in the morning.
A very brief period of naval service.
At that time, Captain Thomas G. Peyton, U.S. Navy, who had only served a dog watch as Captain of the Port at Noumea, New Caledonia, reported for this important billet.
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3[…] in the last dog-watch when the drawing near of twilight induced revery […]
WiktionaryThe girls we knew were all on the dogwatch, from four to twelve in the morning.
WiktionaryAt that time, Captain Thomas G. Peyton, U.S. Navy, who had only served a dog watch as Captain of the Port at Noumea, New Caledonia, reported for this important billet.
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