Meanings
verbwork double tides (third-person singular simple present works double tides, present participle working double tides, simple past and past participle worked double tides)
present singular third person works double tides · participle present working double tides · participle past worked double tides · past worked double tides
- nauticalTo perform the labour of three days in two.
Origin
Alluding to a practice of working by the night tide as well as by the day.
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work double tides. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20double%20tides
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