graveyard watch
noun
Nautical. middle watch.
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Origin of graveyard watch
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby graveyard watch
graveyard, graveyard orbit, graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard stew, graveyard watch, gravicembalo, gravid, gravida, gravidic, gravid uterus
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