split shift

noun

Definition of SPLIT SHIFT

: a shift of working hours divided into two or more working periods at times (as morning and evening) separated by more than normal periods of time off (as for lunch or rest)

First Known Use of SPLIT SHIFT

1943

Rhymes with SPLIT SHIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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