watchcoat

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watchcoat

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From watch + coat; named for use while standing watch as a sailor, soldier, or police officer.

noun watchcoats · watch-coat

Synonym of greatcoat. In the middle of this I had my tent always standing, being a piece of a sail spread over poles, set up for that purpose, and which never wanted any repair or renewing; and under this I had made me a squab or couch, with the skins of the creatures I had killed, and with other soft things; and a blank
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@misc{watchcoat_2026,
  title = {watchcoat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watchcoat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}