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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To "tine a darg," is to lose a day's work: you have arrived too late.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
They do their darg, and do it with kindness and efficiency incredible; and we must take folks’ virtues as we find them, and love the better part.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Why couldn't you play a trick on another man's darg?...
From While the Billy Boils by Lawson, Henry
We are hurrying on so, the years pass so quickly, that even a long life is a terribly short darg.
From Olivia in India by Douglas, O.
It is the real exiles, "shackled in a lifelong tether," who may not think, but must go doggedly through their day's darg.
From Olivia in India by Douglas, O.
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