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
It was a moonlight night, just as it might be now, in the middle watch, and Lieutenant Oeldenstrom was sitting aft, near the wheel, humming a tune.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James
At 4.30 he called the master and informed him that Mr. Stone had told him he had seen rockets in the middle watch.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
He therefore calmly ordered every rag to be set that he thought the little brig would bear, and kept steadily on, trusting the wind would die away to a light breeze after the middle watch.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 by Various
He was still lightheaded, muttering incoherently about taking over the middle watch.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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