Stoopwork

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Unskilled agricultural labor that involves stooping to reach low-growing plants. uncountable

    "For some work such as grape picking, beet thinning, and the raising of vegetables and berries, the Japanese have been regarded as physically well adapted to the "stoopwork," as they are short of stature and endure the extreme heat found in a few localities better than most other races."

Synonyms

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stoop labor

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"For some work such as grape picking, beet thinning, and the raising of vegetables and berries, the Japanese have been regarded as physically well adapted to the "stoopwork," as they are short of stature and endure the extreme heat found in a few localities better than most other races."

Etymology

From stoop + -work.

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