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 Daylight,Days set apart as Sabbaths. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Daylights.
 
The eyes, which let daylight into the sensorium.   1
   To darken one’s daylights. To give one such a blow on the eyes with the fist as to prevent seeing. (Pugilistic slang.)   2
 


 Daylight,Days set apart as Sabbaths. 

 
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