cotton-picking
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Millions of people worked — for years in forced-labor campaigns — in the cotton-picking industry, which further sapped water resources.
From Seattle Times
Draluck notes that he was most inspired by his maternal grandmother, "a New York raised Jew and passionate Civil Rights activist and history buff," along with her husband and Draluck's grandfather, who is a "Black, Texan-born, former cotton-picking, Marine veteran-turned-BBQ pitmaster."
From Salon
When his brother Jimmy moved to Chicago in 1950 “to seek a better life” away from cotton-picking, Sylvester, by then known as Syl, followed him, and both brothers became prominent on the electric blues scene in the Windy City.
From Washington Post
During cotton-picking season, the Blue Front was open 24 hours a day to accommodate farmworkers, who came in for a hot plate of Mary’s famous buffalo fish.
From Seattle Times
During cotton-picking season, the Blue Front was open 24 hours a day to accommodate farmworkers, who came in for a hot plate of Mary’s famous buffalo fish.
From Washington Times
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