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D O G W A T C H
DOG WATCH IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE 1600-1800 AND THE 1800-2000 WATCHES
ABOARD SHIP.
THE 1600-2000 4-HOUR WATCH WAS ORIGINALLY SPLIT TO PREVENT
MEN FROM ALWAYS HAVING TO STAND THE SAME WATCHES DAILY. AS A RESULT,
SAILORS DODGE THE SAME DAILY ROUTINE, HENCE THEY ARE DODGING THE WATCH OR
STANDING THE DODGE WATCH.
IN ITS CORRUPTED FORM,
AS “DOGGING THE WATCH” OR
DODGE BECAME DOG AND PROCEDURE
STANDING THE “DOG WATCH.”
IS REFERRED TO
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