deathwatch

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deathwatch

/ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/ UK

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From death + watch.

noun deathwatches

A vigil beside a dying person
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
A deathwatch beetle.

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noun a vigil beside a dying person

Deutsch	Totenwache
Русский	дежу́рство у постели умершего dežúrstvo u posteli umerševo, бо́дрствование у постели умирающего bódrstvovanije u posteli umirajuščevo

noun a deathwatch beetle

Русский	точильщик пёстрый točilʹščik pjóstryj, книжная вошь knižnaja vošʹ

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"deathwatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deathwatch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"deathwatch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deathwatch.

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@misc{deathwatch_2026,
  title = {deathwatch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deathwatch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}