† wottle dayn.

Forms: 1800s–1900s wattle day, 1800s–1900s wottle day.

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

Etymology: < wottle, of unknown origin + day n.

English regional (Lincolnshire). Obsolete.

A working day.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > day in which work is done

workdayOE

workadayc1175

working day?1478

business day1796

wottle day1866

1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. 116 The lay will be heavy this year, and with short wottle-days, the brods will be scarce.

1867 S. Wills Lincs. Labourer in J. E. Carpenter Penny Readings 151 One wottle-day a took owr Bill fra Nor Cotes to Lurbur an' back.

1884 E. Whelpton Meadow Sweet II. xxi. 161 One's so used to hevin' tea sooner on a Sunday than on a wottleday.

1922 J. A. Penny More Folklore round Horncastle v. 7 Many years ago, a tailor..was fond of boasting Sundays and wattle days are all the same to me.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wottle day
释义	† wottle dayn. Forms: 1800s–1900s wattle day, 1800s–1900s wottle day. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English wottle , day n. Etymology: < wottle, of unknown origin + day n. English regional (Lincolnshire). Obsolete. A working day. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > day in which work is done workdayOE workadayc1175 working day?1478 business day1796 wottle day1866 1866 J. E. Brogden Provinc. Words Lincs. 116 The lay will be heavy this year, and with short wottle-days, the brods will be scarce. 1867 S. Wills Lincs. Labourer in J. E. Carpenter Penny Readings 151 One wottle-day a took owr Bill fra Nor Cotes to Lurbur an' back. 1884 E. Whelpton Meadow Sweet II. xxi. 161 One's so used to hevin' tea sooner on a Sunday than on a wottleday. 1922 J. A. Penny More Folklore round Horncastle v. 7 Many years ago, a tailor..was fond of boasting Sundays and wattle days are all the same to me. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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