dog watch
- a variation of dogwatch.
Example Sentences
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Otherwise, except for the "City News kid," the place is virtually deserted during the late-night dog watch.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There is no way," she told him, "that I can hold a dog, watch Mussolini, and fear for my life and child at the same time."
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the next watch is the dog watch; it’s divided into two watches; four to six and six to eight.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Dividing the dog watch that way switches the hours of the watches for the next twenty-four, so that the same men don’t stand two watches every night.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
The next day, during the dog watch, Nat began.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
