daytale

\\ˈdāt^əl\ noun

Etymology: day + tale (count)

dialect England : the reckoning especially of work or wages by the day

a daytale laborer

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dayˈtale /-tāl or -təl/ or dāˈtal /-təl/ noun (old)

Reckoning by the day, esp of work or wages

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Main Entry: ↑day