darg
nounUK /dɑːɡ/
Etymology 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.
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.