dairy farm
Americannoun
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dairy farms
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dairy farm
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Her kindly husband, Charlie, runs a dairy farm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He grew up on a dairy farm and remembers his father talking about people at harvest time, helping each other out then sharing "a bit of craic and banter".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A recent New York Times report found that the suspected hideout in Ecuador was actually a rural cattle and dairy farm, and residents reported harsh treatment by Colombian forces during the raid.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
County sheriff’s department bought Castaic dairy farm in 1938 for its “honor farm,” where low-risk prisoners like Mitchum worked the farm as they served their sentences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Baird had been groomed to take over the family dairy farm, located in Lewiston, a small farming town on the border of Utah and Idaho.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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