mope
n.— «Mope. Twelve hour work shift.» —“Petroleum and Oil Workers’ Slang and Jargon” in Ill., Mont., Ark., Tex., Okla., Miss. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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