small holding
noun
a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
small holder
-
a word derived from
small holding.
Example Sentences
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You’ll find a small holder for the included Bolt receiver inside the battery compartment.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2021
Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of droughts and floods in the region, hurting small holder farmers who depend on their crops to feed their families.
From Time ● Feb. 14, 2020
However, the vast majority of Haitians are small holder farmers, and serious attention must be given to providing agriculture support and creating a seat for Haiti's farmers at the international market table.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2017
The advantages to the large farmer from high duties, prohibitions of importations and measures of exclusion enable him all the more easily to buy out the small holder.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
A large holder of land is an exceedingly unlikely person to die without a will; a small holder frequently does so, with the result of much injustice to and suffering among his family.
From Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day by Alfred Farthing Robbins
