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noun Nautical.
the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
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Origin of morning watch
First recorded in 1525–35
Words nearby morning watch
morning line, mornings, morning sickness, morning star, morning tea, morning watch, Moro, Moroccan, Morocco, Morogoro, Moro Gulf
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How to use morning watch in a sentence
Wasn't I on the morning-watch myself, and beside him four hours of the night before, and turned in at eight bells?
Somehow Good|William de MorganEarly in the morning-watch a sudden stir of the men on deck woke me, and I bundled up in five minutes' time.
British Dictionary definitions for morning watch
morning watch
noun
nautical the watch between 4 and 8 am
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