"daywork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdeɪwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdeɪwɝk/ [General-American] Forms: dayworks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką, equivalent to day + work. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|daywork}} Middle English daywork, {{inh|en|ang|dæġweorc}} Old English dæġweorc, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dagawerk}} Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*dagawerką}} Proto-Germanic *dagawerką, {{compound|en|day|work}} day + work Head templates: {{en-noun}} daywork (plural dayworks)
  1. (obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-daywork-en-noun-7eO4086X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 21 31 22
  2. (obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-daywork-en-noun-miaVAdQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 21 31 22
  3. Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.
    Sense id: en-daywork-en-noun-cLMCpimQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 21 31 22
  4. Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
    Sense id: en-daywork-en-noun-gGh5Azyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 21 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 32 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 21 31 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: day work, day-work Derived forms: dayworker

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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