pea-time
/ˈpiːtʌɪm/US regional
noun
The time for harvesting peas. Chiefly in figurative and similative expressions, especially in the last of pea-time (and variants): a time or condition of exhaustion, indigence, or decline; a person or thing in such a condition.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Caruthers (c1800–1846). From pea + time interjection conj..
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