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darg

UK/dɑːɡ/

darg noun: a day's work. Also the informal form of dog.

Noun

darg (plural dargs)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A day's work.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) 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.

Also used as

darg is also the informal form of dog.

Forms of darg

pluraldargs
alternative formdawerk
alternative formdawark
alternative formdaurk
alternative formdaark
alternative formdark
alternative formdarrak
alternative formdarroch
alternative formdargue
alternative formdaurg

Origin of darg

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.

Words formed from darg

Words that rhyme with darg

Questions about darg

What does darg mean?
Darg means a day's work.
What part of speech is darg?
Darg is a noun.
How do you pronounce darg?
Darg is pronounced /dɑːɡ/ (UK).
What is the plural of darg?
The plural of darg is dargs.

Words near darg in the dictionary

  1. Darfield
  2. Darfoor
  3. Darfur
  4. Darfuri
  5. Darfuris
  6. darg
  7. darga
  8. dargah
  9. dargahs
  10. Dargan
  11. Dargans

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