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darg

/dɑːɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
darg
IPA
/dɑːɡ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A day's work.

noun

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.

noun

Informal form of dog.

Informal

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɑːɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dargs (plural) dawerk (alternative) dawark (alternative) daurk (alternative) daark (alternative) dark (alternative) darrak (alternative) darroch (alternative) dargue (alternative) daurg (alternative)

Derived Forms

darger darker darging dargsman

Phrases

darg-days love darg

Rhymes With

prague chirag shemagh

Questions

How do you pronounce darg?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɑːɡ/.
What does darg mean?
A day's work.
Where does darg come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce darg

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