sharecropping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sharecrop

Word forms

sharecropping sharecroppings

Etymology

From share + cropping.

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