kill-time

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kill-time

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From kill + time.

noun kill-times

obsolete Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably. For as to the devotees of the circulating libraries, I dare not compliment their pass-time, or rather kill-time, with the name of reading.
Similar: amusement, diversion, hobby, pastime, sport

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@misc{kill_time_2026,
  title = {kill-time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kill-time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}