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watch and ward

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

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Uninterrupted vigilance.
- The narrow seas around these isles, where British admirals keep watch and ward upon the marches of the Atlantic Ocean, are subject to the turbulent sway of the West Wind. — 1904
(historical) The charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace.

verb1

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To keep constant watch over
- we might have been carried in swift safety, and watched and warded by well-paid pointsmen, for half the present fares — 1894

forms

watched and warded · watching and warding · watches and wards

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