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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > as a watchman or sentinel (23)
wardOE

The action or function of a watchman, sentinel, or the like; observation for the purpose of discovering the approach of danger; look-out, watch…

day watchOE

A watch, guard, or vigil kept during the day; (also) the time during which such a watch is kept. Also figurative. Cf. night watch, n. 1.

watch1377

The action or an act of watching or observing with continuous attention; a continued look-out, as of a sentinel or guard. Chiefly in phrases, †to

watch and ward1390

watch and ward: the action of ‘watching and warding’ (see watch, v. 6b 10, watching, n. 1c); the performance of the duty of a watchman or…

wakingc1440

The action of watching, or keeping watch and ward; dialect a keeping watch or holding a ‘wake’ over a corpse.

scout-watch1464

The action of keeping watch and guard.

watching and warding1579

Scottish. watching and warding: see watch, v. 6b 10.

sentinel1585

The occupation, duty or service of a sentinel; chiefly in to keep sentinel. in sentinel, on guard as a sentinel. Obsolete.

day ward1597

A watch, guard, or vigil kept during the day; a day watch. Obsolete.

romboyle1612

A patrol of watchmen or constables; a watch.

escouta1627

Look-out, watch. [Cf. Old French se mettre aux escoutes.]

sentry1639

The occupation, duty, or service of a sentry; also the watch kept by a sentry, esp. in to keep sentry.

watchment1740

A task of watching.

wardage1878

The function of a sentinel or guardian.

sentry-go1880

The patrol of a sentry; also, the duties of a sentry. Also transferred.

sentry-going1901

doing sentry-go.

Subcategories:

— by the warders of the Tower (1)
— at night (1)
— watch or guard on the shore (1)
— watch or guard against fire (3)
— watch against destruction (1)
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