pick-and-shovel

[ pik-uhn-shuhv-uhl ]

/ ˈpɪk ənˈʃʌv əl /

adjective

marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.

Origin of pick-and-shovel

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby pick-and-shovel

pickaback plant, pick a bone with, pick and choose, pick and mix, pick-and-roll, pick-and-shovel, pickaninny, pick apart, pick a quarrel, pickaroon, pick at

Example sentences from the Web for pick-and-shovel

The professor was not a success as a pick-and-shovel man, though he did his best.
The Lookout Man|B. M. Bower
And it can be said that never labourer proved himself more worthy of his hire than the pick-and-shovel man of those early days.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
Did you catch and hold the pick-and-shovel men from this camp?
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde
Winton was in the thick of the pick-and-shovel melee, urging it on, when Biggin ran up.
A Fool For Love|Francis Lynde

Up from the gravelly, pick-and-shovel labor of the new-made grave it lifts its weirdly magnetic eyes to the Widow's tears.
The Indiscreet Letter|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

单词	pick-and-shovel
释义	pick-and-shovel [ pik-uhn-shuhv-uhl ] / ˈpɪk ənˈʃʌv əl / adjective marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway. Origin of pick-and-shovel First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby pick-and-shovel pickaback plant, pick a bone with, pick and choose, pick and mix, pick-and-roll, pick-and-shovel, pickaninny, pick apart, pick a quarrel, pickaroon, pick at Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pick-and-shovel The professor was not a success as a pick-and-shovel man, though he did his best. The Lookout Man\|B. M. Bower And it can be said that never labourer proved himself more worthy of his hire than the pick-and-shovel man of those early days. The Trail of '98\|Robert W. Service Did you catch and hold the pick-and-shovel men from this camp? Empire Builders\|Francis Lynde Winton was in the thick of the pick-and-shovel melee, urging it on, when Biggin ran up. A Fool For Love\|Francis Lynde Up from the gravelly, pick-and-shovel labor of the new-made grave it lifts its weirdly magnetic eyes to the Widow's tears. The Indiscreet Letter\|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
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