Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dogwatch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dogwatch \Dog"watch`\, n. (Naut.)
A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two,
the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second
dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m. --Totten.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dogwatch
n : either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
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