kill-time

See also: kill time

English

Etymology

kill +‎ time

Noun

kill-time (plural kill-times)

1. (obsolete) Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
   • 1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, chapter 3, in Biographia Literaria‎^[1], footnote, published 1889, page 24:

     For as to the devotees of the circulating libraries, I dare not compliment their pass-time, or rather kill-time, with the name of reading.

Synonyms

• amusement, diversion, hobby, pastime, sport; See also Thesaurus:hobby