noun
Meaning 1
A day's work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
darg
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: därg
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɑːɡ/
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rhymes with -ɑːɡ
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
Informal form of dog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, form-of, informal
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History
Etymology
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.
The ŏ of dog (dŏg) has merged with ä in many American dialects.