Dog Watch is the name given to the 1600-1800 and the 1800-2000 watches aboard a ship.
The 1600-2000 four-hour watch was originally split even to prevent men
from always having to stand the same watches daily. As a result, Sailors dodge
the same daily routine, hence they are dodging the watch or standing the dodge
watch. In its corrupted form, dodge became dog and the procedure is referred as
"dogging the watch" or standing the "dog watch."
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