"workshift" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: workshifts [plural]
Etymology: work + shift Etymology templates: {{com|en|work|shift}} work + shift Head templates: {{en-noun}} workshift (plural workshifts)
  1. A scheduled period of employment; a shift.
    Sense id: en-workshift-en-noun-q7p08Gh8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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