farmed

/ (fɑːmd) /

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adjective

(of fish and game) reared on a farm rather than caught in the wild

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How to use farmed in a sentence

Chickens require significantly less land, water, and energy than all other meat options except farmed salmon.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slavoblast certainly had the money to pay its farmed-out help.
Putin's Criminal Olympics|Michael Weiss|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His daddy was a drinker, not much for raising kids, so Johnny was farmed off to an uncle, Joe France, the toughest rancher around.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The boutique farmed out part of the finishing work to my father at the de la Renta shop.
My Father Made Jackie’s Pink Suit|Michael Horowicz|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“In the 60s we had quite a large area that we farmed and hired people to help,” said Doris.
The Texas Drought Seen Firsthand from the Eyes of Ranchers|Malcolm Jones|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Soon after its cultivation began in France, Spain, and Portugal, the tobacco trade was farmed out.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Now it was about areas of ocean to become boundaried and to be "farmed" for food.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
These lands can be successfully farmed only by means of irrigation or by so-called dry farming methods.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
The post-house, in 1653, was farmed at ten thousand pounds a year, which was deemed a considerable sum for the three kingdoms.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E.|David Hume
He was a manufacturer of worsted pieces, and for several years farmed the small farm.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould

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