a-watchadv.
/əˈwɒtʃ/ On the watch, watching.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adverb]
vigilantly1531
watchfully1538
watchingly1552
wakefullya1586
guardfully?1611
unwinkingly1849
a-watch1856
alertly1865
1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 291 As a dog a-watch for his master's foot.
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