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
Jewelry—Gold links and studs, scarfpin and 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 Vanness Copeland
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 Vanness Copeland
Icel wakta watch, guard; Dak wakta watch, guard.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by A. W. (Andrew Woods) Williamson
He was dressed in his young master's last year's suit, immaculate blue broadcloth and brass buttons, ruffled shirt and black-braided watch guard hanging from his neck.
From The Man in Gray by Thomas Dixon
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