ANCHOR WATCH
\ˈankə wˈɒt͡ʃ], \ˈankə wˈɒtʃ], \ˈa_n_k_ə w_ˈɒ_tʃ]\
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By Noah Webster.
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A watch, consisting of a small number of men. (from one to four,) kept constantly on deck while the vessel is riding at single anchor, to see that the stoppers, painters, cables, and buoy-ropes are ready for immediate use. The Lady Franklin, 2 Lowell, 220, Fed. Cas. No. 7,984.
By Henry Campbell Black
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