pick-and-shovel
adjective
pick-and-shov·el
ˈpik-ən(d)-ˈshə-vəl 
: done with or as if with a pick and shovel : laborious
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she loves coming up with the "big idea" but hates the actual pick-and-shovel work of starting a new business
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The core operation and a smattering of pick-and-shovel prospects mined the surface gold that was easily extracted by hand from exposed late Cretaceous-period rocks that shed bits of precious minerals in flakes, nuggets and dust.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Pick-and-shovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick-and-shovel. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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