fur farm
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of fur farm
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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H5N1 is also presumed to have spread among mink on a fur farm in Spain.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024
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
Before the pandemic, he had visited a fur farm in Finland and described the "suffering of animals and what goes on there is incomprehensible".
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2023
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
And where the arable land stops, the great fur farm of the world begins—-a fur farm which may change but can never be exhausted.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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