daywork
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
daywork (plural dayworks)
- (obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work. [10th-19th c.]
- (obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day. [14th-17th c.]
- Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour. [from 16th c.]
- Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society 2010, p. 257:
- ‘The task of servicing such moles is not entrusted to normal overseas residencies but to a Karla representative, as he is known, usually a military officer, whose daywork is to be an attaché of an Embassy.’
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society 2010, p. 257:
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