Leaf-raking
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of raking leaves. uncountable
- 2 Marginally productive government-financed employment. US, derogatory, uncountable, usually
"Relief was essential and began under Hoover; then, under Roosevelt, relief turned into leaf-raking, and leaf-raking turned into constructive enterprise."
Example
More examples"Relief was essential and began under Hoover; then, under Roosevelt, relief turned into leaf-raking, and leaf-raking turned into constructive enterprise."
Etymology
Sense regarding employment: from the nature of some of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression in the US.