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work-hour

or work·hour, working hour

[ wurk-ouuhr, -ou-er ]

noun

  1. any of the hours of a day during which work is done, as in an office, usually between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of work-hour1

First recorded in 1840–50

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