E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Round.
A watchman’s beat. He starts from one point, and comes round again to the same place.
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To walk the Round. The lawyers used frequently to give interviews to their clients in the Round church; and “walking the Round” meant loitering about the Round church, under the hope of being hired for a witness.
