stock farm

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noun

a farm devoted to breeding livestock.

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Origin of stock farm

First recorded in 1800–10

OTHER WORDS FROM stock farm

stock farmer, nounstock farming, noun

Words nearby stock farm

stock culture, stock dividend, stock dove, stocker, stock exchange, stock farm, stockfish, stock footage, stock guard, Stockhausen, stockholder

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How to use stock farm in a sentence

They were just way too aggressive to try and maintain on a farm here,” says Gow of his “Nazi cows.
‘Nazi Cows’ Tried to Kill British Farmer|Tom Sykes|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they are serious: what large-scale fracking does is change small farm towns into industrial sites.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If his 20s were about traveling and his 30s “about taking stock,” he hopes his 40s will be about “building and expanding.”
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When Reid came on board, he had only leased part of the land to farm on; the deal did not include the house.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The evening previous to his death he was walking about the farm, in the full possession of all his faculties of mind and body.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
I didn't take much stock in the yarn at the time, but I'm beginning to think he had it straight.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One day she had heard a man say, "If there is a drought we shall have the devil to pay with our stock before winter is over."
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Van Twiller was himself a grower of the plant and had his tobacco farm at Greenwich.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for stock farm

stock farm

noun

a farm on which livestock is bred

Derived forms of stock farm

stock farmer, nounstock farming, noun

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