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Black Watch

noun

  1. a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).

  2. the plaid pattern of their tartan.



Black Watch

noun

  1. the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Watch1

so called for their dark tartan

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