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ALL meanings of dogwatch

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  • noun dogwatch Either of two short watches on a ship (4-6 or 6-8 p.m.). 1
  • noun dogwatch Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m. 1
  • noun dogwatch Also called lobster shift, lobster trick, sunrise watch. Journalism Slang. the period, after the regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to await any new developments that may warrant an extra issue. 1
  • noun dogwatch Informal. any night shift, especially the last or latest one. 1
  • noun dogwatch (nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. 0
  • noun dogwatch (by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty. 0
  • noun dogwatch either of two two-hour watches aboard ship, from four to six p.m. or from six to eight p.m 0
  • noun dogwatch a shift from midnight to six a.m. in a mine 0
  • noun dogwatch either of the two duty periods (from 4 to 6 P.M. and from 6 to 8 P.M.) that are half the length of a normal period 0
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