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outwatch

American

[aut-woch] / ˌaʊtˈwɒtʃ /

verb (used with object)

to outdo or surpass in watching.
to watch, or maintain a vigil, until the end of.

The mourners had outwatched the night.

Etymology

Origin of outwatch

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + watch

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outwatch

His followers in-510- the barge or villa, his valet-de-chambre and butler, his lackeys who outwatch the night, get paid.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

The talking parliamentary bore can outwatch the Bear.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth

As the Bear never sets, to outwatch him must mean to sit up all night.

From Minor Poems by Milton by John Milton

All night her locks are wet with dew, Her eyes outwatch the moon.

From Mopsa the Fairy by Jean Ingelow

All night her locks are wet with dew, Her eyes outwatch the moon.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Jean Ingelow

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