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work double tides

work double tides verb: to perform the labour of three days in two.

Verb

work double tides (third-person singular simple present works double tides, present participle working double tides, simple past and past participle worked double tides)

  1. To perform the labour of three days in two.

Forms of work double tides

third-person singular presentworks double tides
present participleworking double tides
past participleworked double tides
pastworked double tides

Origin of work double tides

Alluding to a practice of working by the night tide as well as by the day.

Questions about work double tides

What does work double tides mean?
Work double tides means to perform the labour of three days in two.
What part of speech is work double tides?
Work double tides is a verb.
What is the past tense of work double tides?
The past tense of work double tides is worked double tides.

Words near work double tides in the dictionary

  1. work camps
  2. work day
  3. work days
  4. work dog
  5. work dogs
  6. work double tides
  7. work envelope
  8. work envelopes
  9. work environment
  10. work environments
  11. work ethic

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