Carrotage

/ˈkærətɪdʒ/ noun

The act or process of extracting or removing something by force or persistently, like pulling out carrots from soil.

Derived from 'carrot' with the suffix '-age' (indicating a process or result). The root 'carrot' comes from Old French 'carote,' which came from Latin 'carota.' The metaphorical meaning developed from the physical action of pulling up carrots.

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