Watch
A Watch is a small portable device which displays the current time. There are wrist watches and pocket watches. Watches may be collectible; they are often made of precious metals, and can be considered an article of jewelry.Prominent makers of watches include:
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Watches - the periods into which the time between sunset and sunrise was divided. They are so called because watchmen relieved each other at each of these periods. There are frequent references in Scripture to the duties of watchmen who were appointed to give notice of the approach of an enemy (2 Sam. 18:24-27; 2 Kings 9:17-20; Isa. 21:5-9). They were sometimes placed for this purpose on watch-towers (2 Kings 17:9; 18:8). Ministers or teachers are also spoken of under this title (Jer. 6:17; Ezek. 33:2-9; Heb. 13:17).
The watches of the night were originally three in number, (1) "the beginning of the watches" (Lam. 2:19); (2) "the middle watch" (Judg. 7:19); and (3) "the morning watch" (Ex. 14:24; 1 Sam. 11:11), which extended from two o'clock to sunrise. But in the New Testament we read of four watches, a division probably introduced by the Romans (Matt. 14:25; Mark 6:48; Luke 12:38). (See DAY.)
From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Naval[?] ships divide the day into four-hour watches, or on-duty periods.
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He placed the note and money obviously before the little hidden
and then retired to cover where he settled himself comfortably. He knew
if he did not come there would likely be no calls before morning again,
cream puffs he lay back and closed his eyes, glad of this brief respite
from his thoughts, but what a pleasant place this was, with the scent
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fly, fly away from everything. Did bees care about things? Did they
other bees care? Aw Gee! Mark in--j--_No_! He wouldn't say it!
some day. He would catch those crooks and put 'em in jail--no, first
watch the old house.html">house and find out about that noise, and he'd see whether
and that sissy Shafton and Sam, whoever Sam was! They were all his
house together and work this thing out. He ought to have told Mark
blaming him! Well, he was done saving himself or getting ill gotten
drooped closer shut, his long curling lashes lay on his freckled cheeks
adorable sweep of lash that all mothers of boys know, that air of
undoings and think only, this is a man child, a wonderful creature of
creature to be afraid of sometimes, but weak in sleep, _adorable!_
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train slid in and the evening express with its toll of guests for the
train that stood with an expectant insolent air like a necessary.
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