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deathwatch

noun

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L319120 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/

noun

Etymology: From death + watch.

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