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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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DAAWURT, n. [′dɑ: wərt]
1. “The amount of peats cut by one man in one day” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
How many daawurt o' peats are you cuttan this year?
2. “The labour of one cottar for a day” (Ib.).
[A form of O.Sc. dawerk, dawark, a day's work, c.1420 (D.O.S.T.), with final t for k as sometimes in Ork. See also Darg, n.1, v.]
