stirpiculture
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of stirpiculture
1865–70, < Latin stirpi- (stem of stirps ) stock, stem + culture
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It is well, and it might have been better, but do not give over and talk of stirpiculture.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
After the passing of a few generations, under the wide-spread reign of co-operative stirpiculture, with its hosts of mothers' clubs, suicide will soon become an utter impossibility.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
In the course of what we call stirpiculture," said Noyes, "Charles, as you know, is in the situation of one who is by and by to become a father.
From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Charles Nordhoff
She also proved a few points in stirpiculture.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists by Elbert Hubbard
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