stoop labor

noun

: the hard labor done or required to plant, cultivate, and harvest a crop and especially a crop of vegetables

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The tough stoop labor was necessary for family survival. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stoop labor was in 1939

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“Stoop labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoop%20labor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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