night workn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌwərk/

Forms: see night n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., work n.

Etymology: < night n. + work n. Compare West Frisian nachtwurk, Dutch nachtwerk, Middle Low German nachtwerk, German Nachtwerk, Old Icelandic náttverk, early modern Swedish nattevärk, early modern Danish natværk.

Work done, or which must be done, at night; an instance of this.Also (occasionally): sexual activity taking place at night.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun]

night workOE

stealth1297

surreptionc1400

stouth1513

creeping1565

trunk-worka1616

underdealing1649

stoldred1654

underwork1814

hole-and-cornerism1873

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > a deed of benighted error

night work1679

OE Beowulf 827 Nihtweorce gefeh, ellenmærþum.

1580 A. Saker Narbonus i. 111 The shining Sunne..whose night workes are nothinge, whose labour then auayleth not.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 67 To put some in minde of their grosse night-woorkes.

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. iii. sig. Qiii^v I mar'le what peece of nightworke you haue in hand now.

1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search xxi. 130 She scorn'd to swive Under a Crown, with any man alive. More night-work yet? Oh, her's a ramping Dame.

1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist 201 A work of darkness, moon or night-work.

1772–4 R. Warner Ass-dealer iii. iii. 236 Do you mark him? he's profuse you find of night work. 'Tis day-time now; and he's too much engag'd.

1808 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 126 In the few [mills] where night-work is still continued, nearly twelve hours [of gas light are used].

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 374 One ingenious physician, when asked about the effects of night-work on factory children, condemned it.

1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene ii. ii. 489 Among the duties of the soldier is some amount of night-work.

1925 W. Cather Professor's House ii. i. 186 The doctor..said I must give up night work and live in the open all summer.

1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 94 For Galahad, like Moses, pick up a night work, because it have more money in it.

1992 Sports Q. Winter 79/2 (advt.) After all the hard graft, pressure and nightwork they find themselves feeling mysteriously relaxed, refreshed and unwound on a Monday morning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night work
释义	night workn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt wəːk/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌwərk/ Forms: see night n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., work n. Etymology: < night n. + work n. Compare West Frisian nachtwurk, Dutch nachtwerk, Middle Low German nachtwerk, German Nachtwerk, Old Icelandic náttverk, early modern Swedish nattevärk, early modern Danish natværk. Work done, or which must be done, at night; an instance of this.Also (occasionally): sexual activity taking place at night. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] night workOE stealth1297 surreptionc1400 stouth1513 creeping1565 trunk-worka1616 underdealing1649 stoldred1654 underwork1814 hole-and-cornerism1873 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > an evil deed > a deed of benighted error night work1679 OE Beowulf 827 Nihtweorce gefeh, ellenmærþum. 1580 A. Saker Narbonus i. 111 The shining Sunne..whose night workes are nothinge, whose labour then auayleth not. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 67 To put some in minde of their grosse night-woorkes. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor v. iii. sig. Qiii^v I mar'le what peece of nightworke you haue in hand now. View more context for this quotation 1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search xxi. 130 She scorn'd to swive Under a Crown, with any man alive. More night-work yet? Oh, her's a ramping Dame. 1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist 201 A work of darkness, moon or night-work. 1772–4 R. Warner Ass-dealer iii. iii. 236 Do you mark him? he's profuse you find of night work. 'Tis day-time now; and he's too much engag'd. 1808 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 98 126 In the few [mills] where night-work is still continued, nearly twelve hours [of gas light are used]. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 374 One ingenious physician, when asked about the effects of night-work on factory children, condemned it. 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene ii. ii. 489 Among the duties of the soldier is some amount of night-work. 1925 W. Cather Professor's House ii. i. 186 The doctor..said I must give up night work and live in the open all summer. 1956 S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 94 For Galahad, like Moses, pick up a night work, because it have more money in it. 1992 Sports Q. Winter 79/2 (advt.) After all the hard graft, pressure and nightwork they find themselves feeling mysteriously relaxed, refreshed and unwound on a Monday morning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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