farm hand

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noun

a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.

Nearby words

farley, james aloysius, farm, farm belt, farm bloc, farm bureau, farmhand, farm out, farm system, farm team, farm-bike, farm-gate sale

Origin of farm hand

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for farmhand

It was ugly, cantankerous, simple enough for any farmhand to understand and fix, and indomitable.
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Henry Ford|Richard Snow|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My father was placed as a farmhand in exchange for room and board.
My Father, The Inglourious Basterd|Kim Masters|August 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Shall a farmhand get only a dollar a day and a bricklayer two?
Comrades|Thomas Dixon
Save for a bit of a roll in his gait, he might have passed for a farmhand.
Jack Harvey's Adventures|Ruel Perley Smith

Fowler was with Dr. Willis for three or four years as a farmhand.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various
Bill was scrubbing the porch, and a farmhand was gathering bottles from the grass into a box.
K|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Kelley has been working in this community as a farmhand for some years.
Fame and Fortune Weekly, No. 801, February 4, 1921|Various

British Dictionary definitions for farmhand

farm hand

noun

a person who is hired to work on a farm

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Word Origin and History for farmhand

farmhand

by 1835, from farm (n.) + hand (n.).

farm hand

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for farmhand

farm hand

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Word Origin and History for farmhand

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