Watch
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
1.
See Baggage; Jewelry.
2. See Death-watch; Ward, 1. Watchman.
A condition in a policy requiring that a watchman be kept on certain premises as long as an insured mill, standing thereon, remained idle, was held to be complied with by the watchman continuing in close proximity to the property, in a location from which he could speedily discover the inception of a fire.'