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office hours n. (a) the hours of work for employees in an office; the times when an office is open for business; (hence more generally) the hours during which business is normally conducted; (U.S.) spec. a doctor's surgery hours; (b) U.S. Military slang, a disciplinary session; (c) originally U.S. (in universities and colleges) specific times when a faculty member is available to meet individually with students, typically in his or her office.
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1719 Boston News-let. 24 Aug. 4/2 These are to Certify those Persons that had any of the Counterfeit Bills of Credit..may have Satisfaction for the same at Office-Hours.
1841 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond (1849) ix. 100 Gus Hoskins and I, who hunted after office hours in couples.
1898 J. H. Parker Hist. Gatling Gun Detachment 23 I don't want to hear anything about it... If you want to see me about this subject, come to me in office hours.
1914 Rep. Surv. Univ. Wisconsin 318 Numerous regular office hours and others made by appointment make it possible for students to confer with faculty men of whatsoever rank.
1967 A. Dubus Lieutenant 41 He committed an offense, he was brought in to office hours.
1979 L. Shainberg Brain Surgeon i. 22 Charlie was seen, as such patients often were, just before evening rounds rather than during regular office hours.
2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Feb. 8/1 The security service..contented itself with having him followed by the Special Branch, but only when he was in London, and only during office hours.
2008 D. Lodge Deaf Sentence (2009) v. 74 The staff also kept office hours when their tutees were free to drop in for advice.
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