darg, dargue, dark

[Prob. a contr. or cor1. A day's work. "I canna gang in-I have a lang day's darg afore me." -Scott: Heart of Mid- Lothian, ch. xxvi. 2. The quantity of work done in a day. ". the men, even at the reduced rates, are making better wages now than they obtained when rates were 20 to 30 per cent. higher with the restricted darg."-Colliery Guardian. *darg-days, s. pl . Cottars in Scotland were formerly bound to give the labor of a certain number of days to the superior, in lieu of rent, which were called "darg-days"-i. e., days of work. darg, v. i. [DARG, 8.] To be employed on daywork or by the day.