small holding
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of small holding
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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As an expert breeder, Wade Bennett can tell you the precise parentage of every one of the 140 head of Charolais cattle he keeps on a small holding on the edge of Nebraska’s rolling Sandhills.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
Until then, the Russians sleep in a small holding room in the departure area that is housing eight other men.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023
They were buzzed through the back door and into a small holding room, then buzzed in again, through an inner door—a system designed to insure that they hadn’t been followed.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2019
A black door is buzzed and they walk through and wait in a small holding area before another door opens to the shooting range.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2018
While Picasso was on his way downtown, Apollinaire sat in a small holding cell at the Palais de Justice.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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