Backshift

/ˈbækʃɪft/ noun

A work shift that occurs in the evening or late afternoon, typically the second shift in a three-shift work system.

Compound of 'back' and 'shift' (work period). Industrial terminology from 19th-century factory systems with multiple work shifts.

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