middle watch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of middle watch
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Answer: Judges 7: 19 refers to "the middle watch."
From Time Magazine Archive
I fear it was pretty far into the middle watch ere our friends parted and betook themselves to their berths.
From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon
About one bell in the middle watch the look-out on the Crustacean noticed two dark objects drifting down-stream.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
He, too, was emphatic that he had not entered the Captain's cabin, nor had he seen anyone doing so during the middle watch.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
In the middle watch she was under her three lower topsails and fore topmast staysail only.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.
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