playday

[ pley-dey ]

/ ˈpleɪˌdeɪ /

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noun

a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.

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Origin of playday

First recorded in 1595–1605; play + day

How to use playday in a sentence

But not before a good many weeks, for the two boys didn't get play-day again in a long while.
The Adventures of Joel Pepper|Margaret Sidney
How Patty loved to go over by herself the events of a pleasant play-day with Charlotte!
The Pansy Magazine, May 1886|Various
Indeed, we had a grand play-day, and were not in the least troubled at our detention.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer
Had they ended so miserably as did this play-day with Jeanne?
The Story of a Child|Pierre Loti

Often she interposed in their behalf that their tasks might be lightened, or that a play-day might be allowed them.
Josephine|John S. C. Abbott