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Webster 1828 Edition

, Work by the day; daylabor.

DA'Y'SWORK, n. The work of one day. Among seamen, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon.

DAZE, v.t. To overpower with light; to dim or blind by too strong a light, or to render the sight unsteady.

DAZE, n. Among miners, a glittering stone.

DAZ'ZLE, v.t.

See also: day-work and day work

daywork ‎(plural dayworks)

(obsolete) The work done in a day; a day's work. [10th-19th c.]
(obsolete) The amount of land that can be worked in a day. [14th-17th c.]
Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour. [from 16th c.]
Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society 2010, p. 257:
  ‘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.’