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Definition of Graveyard watch
1. Noun. A watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.).
Definition of Graveyard watch
1. Noun. (nautical) The middle watch on a ship, from midnight to 4 am. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Graveyard Watch
Literary usage of Graveyard watch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
"... the graveyard watch, kept by the spirits of the departed. At Kiel (Cill Challum
Chille], in Morvern, the body of the Spanish Princess said to have been ..."
2. The Cruise of the Hippocampus by Alfred Fullerton Loomis (1922)
"Brandishing aloft this eminent authority's story, I asked my valiant crew what
they thought of during the graveyard watch. Subjoined are two veracious ..."
3. For the Freedom of the Seas by Ralph Henry Barbour (1918)
"Or are you considering taking the graveyard watch to-night?" "Oh, it isn't really
late yet," laughed the boy. "It's such a peachy night that I hate to go ..."
4. Report by United States Industrial Commission (1900)
"... name of "the graveyard watch,"and it is said by the seamen that the graveyard
is then open—if the men are overworked and do not get the necessary sleep. ..."
5. Reports of the Industrial Commission by United States Industrial Commission, James Henderson Kyle, Albert Clarke (1900)
"It is called by the name of " the graveyard watch,"and it is said by the seamen
that the graveyard is then open—if the men are overworked and do not get the ..."
6. Eight Hours for Laborers on Government Work by Committee on Education and Labor, United States, Senate, Congress (1904)
"Those two hours are called the graveyard watch. That is the time when the graveyard
is open, and the accidents that have caused the greatest amount of loss ..."
7. Report of the Industrial Commission on Transportation ...: Including by United States Industrial Commission, Balthasar Henry Meyer, Roswell Cheney McCrea (1900)
"... the name of " the graveyard watch,"and it is said by the seamen that the
graveyard is then open—if the men are overworked and do not get the necessary ..."
8. H. R. 15651, Eight Hours for Laborers on Government Work: Hearings Before by Committee on Labor, Subcommittee No. 1, United States, Congress, House (1908)
"Those two hours are called the graveyard watch. That Is the time when the graveyard
is open, and the accidents that have caused the greatest amount of loss ..."
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