Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grubbing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grub \Grub\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grubbed}, p. pr. & vb. n.
{Grubbing}.] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope.]
1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object
that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in
digging.
2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson.
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