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单词 marching watch
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Definition of marching watch in English:

marching watch

noun
historical

  • A body of watchmen which patrolled the streets of a city; specifically the procession of watchmen which traditionally (until 1524, and only intermittently thereafter) marched through the City of London on the eve of the festival of the nativity of St John the Baptist.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Stow (d. 1605), historian.

Definition of marching watch in US English:

marching watch

noun
historical

  • A body of watchmen which patrolled the streets of a city; specifically the procession of watchmen which traditionally (until 1524, and only intermittently thereafter) marched through the City of London on the eve of the festival of the nativity of St John the Baptist.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Stow (d. 1605), historian.
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