“day's”

The following 4 entries include the term day's.

day's duty

noun

: a 24-hour tour of duty on ship

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day's work

noun

: the amount of work during one day prescribed or required on a given job : the legal amount of work in terms of hours as governed by statute or by agreement

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sabbath-day's journey

noun, often capitalized S

: a distance of 2000 cubits that under rabbinic law a Jew might travel on the sabbath from the walled limits of a town or city

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all in a day's work

phrase

: part of a person's typical work

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