deathwatch
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
deathwatch (plural deathwatches)
- A vigil beside a dying person
- One who guards a condemned person before execution.
- A deathwatch beetle.
Translations
a vigil beside a dying person
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one who guards a condemned person before execution
a deathwatch beetle
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