work double tides
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alluding to a practice of working by the night tide as well as by the day.
Verb[edit]
work double tides (third-person singular simple present works double tides, present participle working double tides, simple past and past participle worked double tides)
- (nautical) To perform the labour of three days in two.