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pick-and-shovel
[ pik-uhn-shuhv-uhl ]
/ ˈpɪk ənˈʃʌv əl /
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adjective
marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
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Origin of pick-and-shovel
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby pick-and-shovel
pickaback plant, pick a bone with, pick and choose, pick and mix, pick-and-roll, pick-and-shovel, pickaninny, pick apart, pick a quarrel, pickaroon, pick at
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