deathwatch

[ deth-woch, -wawch ]

/ ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ /

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noun

a vigil beside a dying or dead person.

a guard set over a condemned person before execution.

Also called deathwatch beetle. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as they bore through wood: the sound was once believed to be an omen of death.

Origin of deathwatch

First recorded in 1660–70; death + watch

Words nearby deathwatch

deathtrap, Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution, Deauville

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Example sentences from the Web for deathwatch

It sounds to me like the echoing tick, tick of some great beetle; like the sort of noise which a deathwatch makes, you know.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
The deathwatch, like conscience, doth make cowards of us all.
George Cruikshank's Omnibus|George Cruikshank
In the wainscot of the room a deathwatch ticked its doleful omen.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby
Every pulse-beat is in exact time with the cricket's chant and the tickings of the deathwatch in the wall.
Excursions and Poems|Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for deathwatch

deathwatch

/ (ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ) /

noun

a vigil held beside a dying or dead person

deathwatch beetle a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest. The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage deathSee also anobiid

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单词	deathwatch
释义	deathwatch [ deth-woch, -wawch ] / ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deathwatch ON THESAURUS.COM noun a vigil beside a dying or dead person. a guard set over a condemned person before execution. Also called deathwatch beetle. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as they bore through wood: the sound was once believed to be an omen of death. Origin of deathwatch First recorded in 1660–70; death + watch Words nearby deathwatch deathtrap, Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution, Deauville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deathwatch It sounds to me like the echoing tick, tick of some great beetle; like the sort of noise which a deathwatch makes, you know. The Lock And Key Library\|Various The deathwatch, like conscience, doth make cowards of us all. George Cruikshank's Omnibus\|George Cruikshank In the wainscot of the room a deathwatch ticked its doleful omen. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby Every pulse-beat is in exact time with the cricket's chant and the tickings of the deathwatch in the wall. Excursions and Poems\|Henry David Thoreau British Dictionary definitions for deathwatch deathwatch / (ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ) / noun a vigil held beside a dying or dead person deathwatch beetle a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest. The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage deathSee also anobiid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deathwatch vigil, watch, rites, last rites, obsequies
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deathwatch

noun

Origin of deathwatch

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Example sentences from the Web for deathwatch

British Dictionary definitions for deathwatch

noun

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