Watch

s, (pecce, Saxon.) 1. Forbearance of sleep. 2. Attendance without sleep (Add is on). 3. Attention; close observation (Shakspeare), 4. Guard; vigilant keep (Sp.). 5. Watchmen; men set to guard (Milion). 6. Place where a guard is set (Shakspeare). 7. Post or office of a watchman (Shakspeare). A period of the night (Dryden). 9. A pocket elock; a small clock moved by a spring (Hale).