Definitions for: Dogwatch

[n] either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

Webster (1913) Definition: Dog"watch`, n. (Naut.)
A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two,
the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second
dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m. --Totten.

See Also: watch