Definition of Watchmen
Watch"man (?), n.; pl.
Watchmen (&?;).
1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a
guard; a sentinel.
2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the
streets of a city, by night.
Watchman beetle (Zoöl.), 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.
Watch"man (?), n.; pl.
Watchmen (&?;).
1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a
guard; a sentinel.
2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the
streets of a city, by night.
Watchman beetle (Zoöl.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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