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Meanings of keep watches in English

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Usage of keep watches in English
1
They meant to keep watches during the night to prevent a surprise.
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53
2
You boys keep watches day and night.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
3
The men keep watches, as aboard ship, so that somebody is always awake in case anything should go wrong.
The new yorker
4
Purvis is a very good man, but he is no navigator; and we shall have to keep watches regularly.
The Queen's Cup
5
Then he reminded himself bitterly that street clocks were abundant and might be looked at by simpletons who couldn't keep watches.
Bunker Bean
6
"Do you, then, keep watches to compare with your chronometers?" asked Rose, with interest.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
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