darg

[ dahrg ]

/ dɑrg /

noun

Scot. and North England. a day's work.

Australian. a fixed or definite amount of work; a work quota.

Nearby words

daredeviltry, dareful, daren't, daresay, darfur, darg, dargah, dari, daric, darien, darier's disease

Origin of darg

1375–1425; late Middle English dawerk, daiwerk, Old English dægweorc, equivalent to dæg day + weorc work

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Examples from the Web for darg

Mooser, 33, and Darg, 34, spent a decade working in development.
New Site RYOT Combines Breaking News With Activism|Nina Strochlic|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Darg adds that RYOT can point concerned readers in a direction they may not have considered previously.
New Site RYOT Combines Breaking News With Activism|Nina Strochlic|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But to ken that ane's purpose is right, and to make their heart strong, is the way to get through the warst day's darg.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
The cook called him "my darg," and the men called the cook "Curry and Rice," with "old" before it mostly.
While the Billy Boils|Henry Lawson

If I like, I can dae my darg wi' ony man,' he replied rather ironically.
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan
To "tine a darg," is to lose a day's work: you have arrived too late.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
A drudger gets a darg, and a drucken wife the drucken penny.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for darg

darg

/ (dɑːɡ) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a day's work

Word Origin for darg

C15: formed by syncope from day-work

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