Sentence:  [The Orthodox Jewish shopkeepers] could be seen behind their counters, wearing black skullcaps, full beards, and long earlocks, eking out their meager <WSD>livelihoods</WSD> and dreaming of Shabbat and festivals when they could close their stores and turn their attention to their prayers, their rabbi, their God. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). (from 14thc.)