dogwatch

American  

[dawg-woch, -wawch, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ, ˈdɒg- /

Or dog watch

noun

1. Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.

2. Also called sunrise watch.  Also called lobster trick,.  Also called lobster shift.  Journalism Slang. the period, after the regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to await any new developments that may warrant an extra issue.

3. Informal. any night shift, especially the last or latest one.

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dogwatch British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌwɒtʃ /

noun

1. either of two two-hour watches aboard ship, from four to six p.m. or from six to eight p.m

2. a shift from midnight to six a.m. in a mine

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Etymology

Origin of dogwatch

First recorded in 1690–1700; dog + watch

Example Sentences

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dogwatch

“Me and Smoltz started in September 16 as dogwatch radio team.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

I was on the larboard dogwatch this day, and so could observe the positioning of those ships, it appearing that we are preparing for some great action against the town of Norfolk.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

In the middle of the first dogwatch, cocoanut trees were sighted due south, their tufted heads rising above the water and marking the low-lying atoll beneath.

From South Sea Tales by Jack London

The third day after leaving Malta the forecastle hands were congregated on the topgallant forecastle during the dogwatch from six to eight.

From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Walter Runciman

It was the dogwatch when Tunis Latham entered the eating place, but the dogwatch here was not at the same time of day as aboard ship.

From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen