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Definition of DeathWatch

Deathwatch
Deathwatch Death"watch` (?; 224), n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death. (b) A small wingless insect, of the family Psocid[ae], which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called also deathtick. She is always seeing apparitions and hearing deathwatches. --Addison. I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the deathwatch beat. --Tennyson. 2. The guard set over a criminal before his execution.

Meaning of DeathWatch from wikipedia

- Look up deathwatch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deathwatch, Death Watch, or Death-Watch may refer to: Death-Watch, a 1935 novel by John ****son...
- The deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) is a species of woodboring beetle that sometimes infests the structural timbers of old buildings. The adult...
- Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch – Tyranid Invasion is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Rodeo Games. Initially released for iOS on...
- Deathwatch is a 2002 horror war film written and directed by M. J. B****ett, and starring Jamie Bell, Laurence Fox, Kris Marshall, Matthew Rhys and Andy...
- Death Watch (French: La Mort en direct) is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1973 novel The Unsleeping Eye...
- crews in interstellar trade and exploration, often encountering xenos. Deathwatch (2010), has a martial focus. The player characters are loyalist Space...
- Deathwatch is an American 1972 novel written by Robb White. The book was awarded the 1973 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery from the Mystery Writers...
- Deathwatch is a role-playing game published in 2010 by Fantasy Flight Games, that is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe and uses the Warhammer 40,000...
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- Deathwatch is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a demonic supervillain and...