Watchmen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.
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     1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a
        sentinel.
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     2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of
        a city, by night.
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     {Watchman beetle} (Zool.), 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.
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