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v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.

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	n.) ~~That part, usually one half,~~ of the ~~officers and crew~~, ~~who together attend to~~ the ~~working~~ of a ~~vessel for an allotted time~~, ~~usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and~~ the ~~starboard watch~~.		v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.