daywork

plural dayworks · alternative day work · alternative day-work

1. archaiccountableuncountableThe work done in a day; a day's work.First known use 10th–19th c.
2. countableobsoleteuncountableThe amount of land that can be worked in a day.First known use 14th–17th c.
3. countableuncountableWork carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.First known use 16th c.
4. countableuncountableWork done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.

   ‘The task of servicing such moles is not entrusted to normal overseas residencies but to a Karla representative, as he is known, usually a military officer, whose daywork is to be an attaché of an Embassy.’

   1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 257