After following the slow plough along the furrows through the mist; after tending the sheep on the hills where the rain beats with furious energy; after Grubbing up the tough roots of trees, and splitting them with axe and wedge and mallet, a man may naturally ask for refreshment.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Some of the men got chatting while they were Grubbing.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
Fence and equipment mendings, cutting ice from ponds and rivers, chopping wood, and Grubbing up trees all had a part in his busy life.
"Frying Pan Farm"
Elizabeth Brown Pryor