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The Wordnik Word of the Day for September 3, 2012 is

dogwatch
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(noun) Nautical, a watch of two hours, arranged so as to alter the watches kept from day to day by each division of the crew. The first dog-watch is from 4 to 6 p.m., the second from 6 to 8 p.m.

'Dogwatch' probably comes from 'dog-sleep,' a light or interrupted sleep.

 

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