The farmers sharecropped on that land, surrendering one-third of their harvest to the landlord each season.

### 解释 sharecropped 是动词 sharecrop 的过去式，由 share（分享）和 crop（农作物）组成，字面意思是"分享农作物"，指一种耕作方式：农民租种地主的土地，收获后按约定比例将部分收成交给地主作为地租。