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单词 watch meeting
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watch meeting


noun

a religious meeting or service on watch night, terminating on the arrival of the new year.
Also called watch-night service [woch-nahyt]. /ˈwɒtʃˌnaɪt/.

Origin of watch meeting

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby watch meeting

watchless, watch like a hawk, watch list, watchmaker, watchman, watch meeting, watch my dust, watch night, watch one's step, watchout, watch over
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Example sentences from the Web for watch meeting

  • Last night after a very successful and powerful meeting at Chambers' Schoolhouse we came to the watch-meeting at Albion.

    Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers
  • "I wish you would come to the watch-meeting to-night," she said, wistfully.

    In League with Israel|Annie F. Johnston
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