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
Three of these sailors were among the middle watch on board the frigate.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 by Various
Mr. Stone had with him during the middle watch an apprentice named Gibson, whose attention was first drawn to the steamer's lights at about 12.20 a. m.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British
Suddenly he turned to his servant: "So you were the man who came into my cabin during the middle watch?"
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
If I could only lure you away on a six-thousand-mile voyage, make you work twelve hours a day, turn you out on the middle watch, feed you on bully beef and tinned milk!
From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William
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