night watch
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English nightwacche, nyȝt-wacche, nyghte wacche, nyȝt wacche, from Old English nihtwæċċe, a variant of nihtwacu (“nightwatch”), equivalent to night + watch. Cognate with West Frisian nachtwacht (“nightwatch”), Dutch nachtwacht, nachtwake (“nightwatch”), German Nachtwache (“nightwatch”) and Nachtwächter (“night watchman”), Swedish nattvakt (“nightwatch”), Icelandic næturvakt (“nightwatch”).
Noun[edit]
night watch (plural night watches)
- A watch kept on some premises, or on a town, by guards during the night.
- One or more of the guards on such a watch.
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Translations[edit]
watch kept during the night
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guards on such a watch
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