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.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2020
San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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“Stoop labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoop%20labor. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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