darg

Noun

(plural dargs)

(in Scotland and northern English dialects) A day’s work, the task of a day; also, a defined quantity or amount of work, or of the product of work, done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task.

Origin

First attested in late Middle English; a syncopic form of daywork, developed through the series of forms: daywork → daywerk → daywark → dawark → *da’ark → dark → darg.

Noun

(plural dargs)

(dialect) Informal form of dog.

Origin

The ŏ of dog (dŏg) has merged with ä in many American dialects.

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