day shiftn.

Brit.

/ˈdeɪ ʃɪft/, U.S.

/ˈdeɪ ˌʃɪft/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., shift n.

Etymology: < day n. + shift n. With sense 1 compare earlier night shift n.

†1. A shift (shift n. 10) worn during the day, esp. as an item of underwear. Cf. night shift n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > vest or undershirt > other

demy?1499

waistcoat1606

singlet1763

day shift1765

jersey1837

merinoc1915

T-shirt1920

Jacky Howe1936

string vest1951

1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. ix. 24 They [sc. night shifts] fall almost as much below the feet, as the day-shifts fall short of them.

1839 M. Starke Trav. in Europe v. 580 Laundresses at Naples commonly charge for washing and Ironing as follows:–..Day-shift, if plain, 5; Night-shift 6.

1874 3rd Ann. Rep. Local Govt. Board 1873–4 App. 324 in Parl. Papers C. 1071 XXV. 1 The girls wear their day shift at night and wear one shift, day and night, for a week.

a. A group of people employed to work during the day, as opposed to at night. Cf. night shift n. 2a, shift n. 12a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > gang of > types of

day shift1820

night shift1839

black gang1862

gashouse gang1886

nightside1903

1820 R. Bald Treat. Coal Mines (Edinb. Encycl.) 371/2 The night-shift was relieved by the day-shift of miners at eleven o'clock forenoon.

1872 Daily News 12 Oct. The people of the day-shift trooping in to relieve the night-workers.

1911 J. Husband Year in Coal-mine i. 2 The day-shift began streaming out of the wash-house.

1996 T. D. Gupta Racism & Paid Work ii. 39 The night shift was entirely composed of South Asian women, while the day shift was predominantly White.

b. The period of time during which such a group works; the work or duty of such a group. Cf. night shift n. 2b, shift n. 12b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > spell of work or duty > other types of shift

day shift1842

dayside1899

graveyard shift1907

multiple shift1921

twilight shift1970

late1975

1842 C. D. Gleanings of Truth 15 There are two sets of pitmen to a mine, who relieve each other: the one set working one portion of the twenty-four hours, called the day shift.

1873 Proc. Old Bailey 13 Jan. 163 I was on the day shift, and he was on the night shift.

1965 B. Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues (song) in Lyrics 1962–2001 (2004) 142 Twenty years of schoolin' And they put you on the day shift.

2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) iii. 107 The vans are loaded by the girls from the cafe at the arse end of their day shift.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	day shift
释义	day shiftn. Brit. /ˈdeɪ ʃɪft/, U.S. /ˈdeɪ ˌʃɪft/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: day n., shift n. Etymology: < day n. + shift n. With sense 1 compare earlier night shift n. †1. A shift (shift n. 10) worn during the day, esp. as an item of underwear. Cf. night shift n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > vest or undershirt > other demy?1499 waistcoat1606 singlet1763 day shift1765 jersey1837 merinoc1915 T-shirt1920 Jacky Howe1936 string vest1951 1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VIII. ix. 24 They [sc. night shifts] fall almost as much below the feet, as the day-shifts fall short of them. 1839 M. Starke Trav. in Europe v. 580 Laundresses at Naples commonly charge for washing and Ironing as follows:–..Day-shift, if plain, 5; Night-shift 6. 1874 3rd Ann. Rep. Local Govt. Board 1873–4 App. 324 in Parl. Papers C. 1071 XXV. 1 The girls wear their day shift at night and wear one shift, day and night, for a week. 2. a. A group of people employed to work during the day, as opposed to at night. Cf. night shift n. 2a, shift n. 12a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > gang of > types of day shift1820 night shift1839 black gang1862 gashouse gang1886 nightside1903 1820 R. Bald Treat. Coal Mines (Edinb. Encycl.) 371/2 The night-shift was relieved by the day-shift of miners at eleven o'clock forenoon. 1872 Daily News 12 Oct. The people of the day-shift trooping in to relieve the night-workers. 1911 J. Husband Year in Coal-mine i. 2 The day-shift began streaming out of the wash-house. 1996 T. D. Gupta Racism & Paid Work ii. 39 The night shift was entirely composed of South Asian women, while the day shift was predominantly White. b. The period of time during which such a group works; the work or duty of such a group. Cf. night shift n. 2b, shift n. 12b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > spell of work or duty > other types of shift day shift1842 dayside1899 graveyard shift1907 multiple shift1921 twilight shift1970 late1975 1842 C. D. Gleanings of Truth 15 There are two sets of pitmen to a mine, who relieve each other: the one set working one portion of the twenty-four hours, called the day shift. 1873 Proc. Old Bailey 13 Jan. 163 I was on the day shift, and he was on the night shift. 1965 B. Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues (song) in Lyrics 1962–2001 (2004) 142 Twenty years of schoolin' And they put you on the day shift. 2000 I. Pattison Stranger here Myself (2001) iii. 107 The vans are loaded by the girls from the cafe at the arse end of their day shift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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