cottonpickin'
[kot-n-pik-uh n]
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adjective Slang.
damned; confounded: That's a cottonpickin' lie.
Also cot·ton·pick·ing [kot-n-pik-uh n, -pik-ing] /ˈkɒt nˌpɪk ən, -ˌpɪk ɪŋ/.
Origin of cottonpickin'
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Historical Examples of cotton-picking
They telled me she was a good cook; and they can use her for that, or set her at the cotton-picking.
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe
All they are fit for is education for cotton-picking and dish-washing.
DarkwaterW. E. B. Du Bois
And Cassy, by reason of her indulgent rearing, had had as little experience as Tom in cotton-picking.
The Brothers' WarJohn Calvin Reed
When school-time came there was not yet money enough, for cotton-picking was not far advanced.
The Quest of the Silver FleeceW. E. B. Du Bois
Cotton-picking is at once the most difficult and most expensive operation in cotton production.
cotton-picking
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