单词 | watch and ward |
释义 | watch and ward in American English the act of watching as a sentinel now chiefly in the titles of societies self-appointed as guardians of a community'smoralswatch and ward in American Englishnoun a continuous watch or vigil, by or as by night and by day, esp. for the purpose of guarding Word origin [1350–1400; ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: index, kick, negative, range, tune |
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