Black Watch
noun
a regiment of Scottish infantry in the British army (so called from the dark colors in their tartan).
the plaid pattern of their tartan.
Example sentences from the Web for black watch
“I am also a devil, and of the black-watch,” thundered back the intrepid Highlander.
A History of the Gipsies |Walter Simson
British Dictionary definitions for black watch
Black Watch
noun
the Black Watch
the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army
Word Origin for Black Watch
so called for their dark tartan