Ce sont les bourgeois qui font le Guet, Fr. the inhabitants of the place go the rounds.
Cri au Guet, Fr. the hue and cry.
Le Guet vient de passer, the patrole has just passed.
Avoir l’œil au Guet, Fr. to be minutely watchful and observing.
Avoir l’oreille au Guet, Fr. to be listening for the direct purpose of acquiring information.
Maison de Guet, Fr. round-house.
Mot du Guet, Fr. watch-word.
Donner le mot de Guet, to give the watch-word.
Se donner le mot de Guet, Fr. to understand one another. In familiar intercourse it means likewise to play booty together.
Guet apens, Fr. Ambush; any premeditated design to injure another in a clandestine manner. The French frequently use this expression; as