Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DEATH'-WATCH
DEATH'-WATCH, n.
A small insect whose ticking is weakly supposed, by superstitious and ignorant people, to prognosticate death. – Gay.
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DEATH'-WATCH, n.
A small insect whose ticking is weakly supposed, by superstitious and ignorant people, to prognosticate death. – Gay.
Return to page 17 of the letter “D”.