daywork
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- dayworker noun
Etymology
Origin of daywork
before 1000; Middle English dai-werk the amount of land worked by a team in one day, Old English dæg-weorc day's work. See day, work
Example Sentences
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Yesterday’s pangrams were daywork, workaday, workday and yardwork.
From New York Times
Suddenly, I had to become a teacher for my five- and seven-year-olds, planning individual lessons, printing out endless worksheets, explaining new concepts, while also squeezing in all the other daywork.
From BBC
More than 2 billion people worldwide depend on daywork to survive, according to the International Labor Organization, and for many of them, not working often means not eating.
From Washington Post
Masons who worked on the courthouse downstate came back hungry, seamstresses returned from daywork for local white ladies and put on their nice dresses.
From Literature
Don't any of you ever do daywork, she warns us.
From Literature
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