fur farm
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of fur farm
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of farmed mink are wandering through central Pennsylvania after escaping from a nearby fur farm, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2023
Early last October, the mink on a fur farm in Spain suddenly began to fall ill.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Most likely, they said, was a farmed animal, possibly a wild species on a fur farm, was that "intermediate host" between bats and humans.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2021
Nutria were first brought to California in the late 1800s in an effort to establish a fur farm industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2019
Half the proceeds o' the fur farm was to come to me, while I stayed here to look after things.
From At Whispering Pine Lodge by Leslie, Lawrence J.
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