pick-and-shovel
[ pik-uh n-shuhv-uh l ]
/ ˈpɪk ənˈʃʌv əl /
adjective
marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
Origin of pick-and-shovel
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby pick-and-shovel
pick up,
pick up on,
pick up the pieces,
pick's atrophy,
pick-and-roll,
pick-and-shovel,
pick-me-up,
pick-off,
pick-up,
pick-up stick,
pickaback