单词 | pick-and-shovel |
释义 | > as lemmaspick-and-shovel pick-and-shovel adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [adjective] > that uses pick and shovel pick-and-shovel1858 1858 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 17 Apr. We would like to see Dan..exercising his powerful muscles with the pick and shovel exercise. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 11 Mar. 9/3 You don't look much like pick-and-shovel men. 1983 J. McPhee In Suspect Terrain 13 One way to survive in Indiana was to become a pick-and-shovel miner and earn as much as five dollars a day panning gold from glacial drift. < as lemmas |
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