darg
Americannoun
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Scot. and North England. a day's work.
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Australian. a fixed or definite amount of work; a work quota.
noun
Etymology
Origin of darg
First recorded in 1400–1450; late Middle English dawerk, daiwerk, Old English dægweorc, equivalent to dæg day + weorc work
Example Sentences
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They do their darg and do it with kindness and efficiency incredible; and we must take folk's virtues as we find them, and love the better part.
From Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson
If I like, I can dae my darg wi' ony man,' he replied rather ironically.
From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Annie S. (Annie Shepherd) Swan
Why couldn't you play a trick on another man's darg?...
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
"I wouldn't 'a' minded so much only they'll think me a flash man in Bourke with that theer darg trimmed up like that!"
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
The cook called him "my darg," and the men called the cook "Curry and Rice," with "old" before it mostly.
From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson
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