English Explanatory Dictionary

hewers of wood and drawers of water

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Those who drudge, or are made to work hard; those who do menial or servile work at the behest of others; physical labourers.

Word forms

hewers of wood and drawers of water

Etymology

A biblical term, first mentioned in Joshua 9:21 (but compare Deuteronomy 29:10).

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