Part of speech: n.
Quotation: Sandra Gill works the “night trick,” a term used to describe the night shift, as a yardmaster at the North White Plains yard of the Metro-North Railroad. She took the job with the thought that working overnight would allow her to be home with her children during the day.
Date of publication:
Sept. 16, 2008
This catchword has yet to be researched.
Comments:
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by Superman 26 Sep 08, 1252 GMT
FWIW, when I was in the Army in Berlin, 1961-62, the *human resources performing the work* constituted the "trick," headed by a "trick chief."
The tricks were alphabetized: A, B, C, & D.
In the sense exemplified above, the standard "shift" was used, the night shift being referred to as the "mid" shift and the other two being called "day' and "swing," resp.
by Wilson Gray 29 Sep 08, 1119 GMT