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单词 sharecrop
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sharecrop

[ shair-krop ]
/ ˈʃɛərˌkrɒp /

verb (used with or without object), share·cropped, share·crop·ping.

to farm as a sharecropper.

Origin of sharecrop

1865–70, Americanism; back formation from sharecropper

Words nearby sharecrop

Shardana, share, share account, share and share alike, share certificate, sharecrop, sharecropper, sharecropping, shared-appreciation mortgage, shared care, shared logic
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Example sentences from the Web for sharecrop

  • The boss man told them they could work by the day or sharecrop or they could work by groups.

    Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for sharecrop

sharecrop
/ (ˈʃɛəˌkrɒp) /

verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped

mainly US to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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