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dog·watch | \ ˈdȯg-ˌwäch 
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\Definition of dogwatch
1 : either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 p.m.
2 : any of various night shifts especially : the last shift
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The first known use of dogwatch was in 1700
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