dogwatch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

WordNet


Dog"watch` noun
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913