dogwatch
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A short watch, especially one of the two two-hour watch duties on a ship
4-6 pm or 6-8 pm.
2. A night shift, especially the last one.
💬 Usage Examples
“One could have hardly dreamt up a more adequate or a more appropriate military partner than France. But [Scott] Morrison, who has spent but a dogwatch thinking about strategic issues and the arraignment of international power, did the French in, to ideologically console himself, preferring instead, the safety of the sweaty armpit of the United States. When should we stop clapping?” Paul Keating; Relying on Japan, India Is a Mug’s Game; Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Sep 29, 2021. “At the end of the dog watch you ask yourself who’s more tired, you or the man you’re waking.” Mirko Bonne (Translation: Alexander Starritt); Ice-Cold Heaven; Overlook Press; 2013.