daywork/ˈdeɪwɜːk/EtymologyFrom Middle English daywork, daywerk, from Old English dæġweorc, from Proto-West Germanic *dagawerk, from Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. By surface analysis, day + work.daywork means The work done in a day; a day's work. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.nounThe work done in a day; a day's work.The amount of land that can be worked in a day.Work carried out or paid for on a daily basis; day labour.Work done during the day; specifically, the cover-work carried out by someone involved in intelligence work, as opposed to their secret activities.“‘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.’”