English Explanatory Dictionary

leaf-raking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of raking leaves.
  2. Marginally productive government-financed employment.

Word forms

leaf-raking

Etymology

Sense regarding employment: from the nature of some of the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression in the US.

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