Cessation of work.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > stopping work > stopping time (7) upwark15.. Cessation of work. leaving-off time1834 the regular time of stopping work for part or all of the day. quitting time1835 The time at which work ends; the end of the working day. knocking-off1883 (a) = knock-off, n. 2; also (in full knocking-off time), the time laid down for the end of a spell of work. (b) Spinning. Automatic stopping of the… shutting-up time1889 (a) see quot. 1852; (b) welding; (c) shutting-up time: the hour for closing the shop, etc. knock-off time1899 knock-off time, time to ‘knock off’ or leave off work. Also knock-off signal, knock-off whistle, etc. See sense A. 2. thirty1929 (See quot. 1895) U.S. Also in journalism, broadcasting, and wider slang use. |
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