Meaning
Casual paid labour hired by the day — especially farm or yard work like weeding, digging, or reaping, paid in cash at the end of the day rather than by salary. To 'go a day-work' is to hire out your hands for the day; a 'day-work man' is a casual labourer who takes such jobs as they come.
Examples
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Him go a day-work pon di farm fi di week.
He went to do day-labour on the farm for the week.
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Dem pay di day-work man at evening time.
They pay the day-labourer in the evening.
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Mi tek a day-work fi clear di land.
I took a day-job to clear the land.
Origin
From 'day' + 'work'; casual labour paid by the day. See [[task-work]], [[ground-provision]].
How it’s used
Casual day-hire farm/yard labour, paid daily. See [[task-work]], [[hustling]].