half-a-watch

Updated: July 8, 2026

Mrs Rumbelow continued her kind ministrations to the women and children below; she had a word, too, for the seamen and soldiers, who were allowed half-a-watch at a time to take some rest. "You see, laddies," she observed, "how you can all help each other.

William Henry Giles Kingston - The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader: And what befell their Passengers and Crews.