"stoopwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: stoop + -work Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stoop|work}} stoop + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} stoopwork (uncountable)
  1. Unskilled agricultural labor that involves stooping to reach low-growing plants. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: stoop work
    Sense id: en-stoopwork-en-noun-njqFY3k3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -work

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          "ref": "1911, United States. Immigration Commission (1907-1910), Immigrants in industries, page 67",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1968, El Malcriado: Voice of the Farm Worker",
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