watch guard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of watch guard
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The Black Lives Matter movement was born after the shooting death in 2012 of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, by a self-appointed neighborhood watch guard in Florida.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2015
It darted into her mind, how the two dollars and a half she had paid for those round toes, would have bought the silk for a watch guard and left a great deal to spare.
From The House in Town by Warner, Susan
Jewelry—Gold links and studs, scarfpin, with watch guard.
From The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines by Copeland, Vanness
For Norton, she would make the watch guard; that was one thing fixed.
From The House in Town by Warner, Susan
Oh, I have a compass on my watch guard.
From Dorothy Dale's Camping Days by Penrose, Margaret
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