playday
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playday
Example Sentences
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She's never had a playday, and I'm sure she deserves one if ever a girl did!
From The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
"Why, it's just a—a playday," stammered Helen, still trying to cling to the remnant of her secret.
From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
Now that school had begun, a whole playday meant more than it did in vacation time, when all days were playdays.
From Marjorie's Busy Days by Wells, Carolyn
When all the world was Mayday, And all the skies were blue, Young innocence made playday Among the flowers and dew; Then all of life was Mayday, And clouds were none or few.
From Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius
With a frown John Denby took the proffered bit of paper upon which had been scrawled:— I hope you'll enjoy your playday as much as I shall mine.
From The Road to Understanding by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
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