/ Dictionary / Index P pick-and-shovel: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pick-and-shov•el Pronunciation: (pik'un-shuv'ul), [key] — adj. marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. pick-and-roll pickaninny Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language