eight hoursn.

A period of time regarded as a fair working-day; frequently attributive (or with possessive apostrophe) and in form eight-hour (esp. in eight-hour day).

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society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > portion of day allotted to work

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working hour1698

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business day1796

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business end1828

eight hours1845

core time1972

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. vi. 210 We have a right to four shillings a day wages, eight hours' work, and two pots of ale... A fair day's wage for a fair day's work.

1865 Nation (N.Y.) 1 517/2 It is enough to condemn the scheme of this eight-hour labor league to say that..it would diminish production.

1867 in S. Webb & B. Webb Hist. Trade Unionism (1920) 309 Such a measure of legislative restriction as shall secure a uniform Eight Hours Bill in factories, exclusive of meal-times.

1869 C. L. Brace New West v. 60 The effort to gain a larger share of the profits of capital by means of an Eight-Hour Law.

1869 C. L. Brace New West v. 61 From all we can hear, the eight hour movement will soon fall to the ground.

1891 S. Webb & H. Cox (title) The eight hours day.

1895 in Encycl. Brit. (1902) XXXII. 668/1 Higher wages and eight hours for Government workmen—all these things were in the direction of helping the unemployed.

1899 Daily News 6 Mar. 7/1 It should never be forgotten that Alfred was the inventor of the eight hour day.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 668/1 English public opinion was sceptical when the Trades Union Congresses declared themselves powerless to establish an eight hours' working day without the help of the State.

1910 J. F. Fraser Australia 202 The eight hours' day is operative throughout the Commonwealth.

1954 J. Betjeman Few Late Chrysanthemums 77 An eight-hour day for all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	eight hours
释义	eight hoursn. A period of time regarded as a fair working-day; frequently attributive (or with possessive apostrophe) and in form eight-hour (esp. in eight-hour day). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > portion of day allotted to work day1637 working hour1698 work hour1786 business day1796 working day1796 business end1828 eight hours1845 core time1972 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. vi. 210 We have a right to four shillings a day wages, eight hours' work, and two pots of ale... A fair day's wage for a fair day's work. 1865 Nation (N.Y.) 1 517/2 It is enough to condemn the scheme of this eight-hour labor league to say that..it would diminish production. 1867 in S. Webb & B. Webb Hist. Trade Unionism (1920) 309 Such a measure of legislative restriction as shall secure a uniform Eight Hours Bill in factories, exclusive of meal-times. 1869 C. L. Brace New West v. 60 The effort to gain a larger share of the profits of capital by means of an Eight-Hour Law. 1869 C. L. Brace New West v. 61 From all we can hear, the eight hour movement will soon fall to the ground. 1891 S. Webb & H. Cox (title) The eight hours day. 1895 in Encycl. Brit. (1902) XXXII. 668/1 Higher wages and eight hours for Government workmen—all these things were in the direction of helping the unemployed. 1899 Daily News 6 Mar. 7/1 It should never be forgotten that Alfred was the inventor of the eight hour day. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 668/1 English public opinion was sceptical when the Trades Union Congresses declared themselves powerless to establish an eight hours' working day without the help of the State. 1910 J. F. Fraser Australia 202 The eight hours' day is operative throughout the Commonwealth. 1954 J. Betjeman Few Late Chrysanthemums 77 An eight-hour day for all. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1845
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