watchman : Idioms & Phrases
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night watchman
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noun a watchman who works during the night
WordNet
Watchman beetle
(Zoöl.) , the European dor.
Webster 1913
Watchman's clock
- a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock.
Webster 1913
Watchman's detector , ∨ Watchman's time detector
- an apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds.
Webster 1913
Watchman's rattle
- an instrument having at the end of a handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling sound.
