Definitions For Darg

Etymology 1

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.

Alternative forms

dawerk, dawark 15th century daurk 18th century daark, dark, darrak, darroch, dargue, daurg 19th century

Pronunciation

(RP) {{enPR, därg}}, /dɑːɡ/

Noun

DARG (plural DARGs) (in, _, Scottish, and, northern English, _, dialects) A day's work. (in, _, Scottish, and, northern English, _, dialects) 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.

Derived terms

{{top4}} darg-days {{mid4}} darger, darker {{mid4}} dargsman {{mid4}} darging {{bottom}}

References

“” listed on page 33 of volume III (D–E), § i (D) of w:oxford english dictionary, a new english dictionary on historical principles [1st ed., 1897] “” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

Etymology 2

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

Noun

DARG (plural DARGs) (dialect) {{informal form of, en, dog}}

Anagrams

Gard, Grad, drag, gard, grad