double day

British  

noun

1. the dual responsibilities borne by working mothers, who when their paid work is over for the day must then work at looking after their family and home

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double day

The couple waited to conceive until their first daughter would be entering kindergarten so they could avoid double day care costs.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2017

We come back with a double day tomorrow, so we are going to go jump in the lake.''

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2012

James had spent years working a double day in a factory and as a housewife: she knew what working-class women felt about factory work: "They walk in, they run out."

From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2012

Day following day, a long-continued feast, Refulgent pedestals the walls surround, Which boys of gold with illuming torches crown'd; The polish'd oar, reflecting every ray, Blazed on the banquets with a double day.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander

A shining synod of majestic gods Gilds with new lustre the divine abodes: Heaven seems improved with a superior ray, And the bright arch reflects a double day.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George