sharecrop
[ shair-krop ]
/ ˈʃɛərˌkrɒp /
verb (used with or without object), share·cropped, share·crop·ping.
to farm as a sharecropper.
Origin of sharecrop
1865–70,
Americanism; back formation from
sharecropper
Words nearby sharecrop
Example sentences from the Web for sharecrop
The boss man told them they could work by the day or sharecrop or they could work by groups.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States |Work Projects Administration
British Dictionary definitions for sharecrop
sharecrop
/ (ˈʃɛəˌkrɒp) /
verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped
mainly US
to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper