DAYWORK

Etymology

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.

Anagrams

• work day, workday

Source: Wiktionary



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UNDERLAY

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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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