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watchmen
(encz) | watchmen,hlídači n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Watchmen
(gcide) | Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. Watchmen.
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1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a
sentinel.
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2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of
a city, by night.
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Watchman beetle (Zool.), the European dor.
Watchman's clock, a watchman's detector in which the
apparatus for recording the times of visiting several
stations is contained within a single clock.
Watchman's detector, or Watchman's time detector, an
apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a
station on his rounds.
Watchman's rattle, an instrument having at the end of a
handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong
spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,
rattling sound.
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watchmen
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