Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, one half of the watch on deck.
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Examples
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Had we set a quarter-watch, sir, it never could have happened; and nothing less than a quarter-watch should have been set in a strange haven.
Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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"I warrant ye there is a full quarter-watch at least sleeping among her guns, at this very moment, with a bright look-out from her cat-heads and taffrail.
The Red Rover James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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