stock farm
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of stock farm
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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The wickets of Duckett and Crawley necessitated a change of approach and Jacks was able to take stock, farm the strike, and ensure there was not a mad scramble in the dressing room.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Hoppin, known as a careful pilot,* met a nasty-looking rain squall between Binghamton and Cortland, N. Y. He thought it best to land and selected a field on a stock farm.
From Time Magazine Archive
On his stock farm in the rolling country of Shropshire in western England, Farmer Richard Ellis noticed one day that two of his pigs were limping.
From Time Magazine Archive
Warren T. McCray, ten years ago, was accustomed to spend many a morning inspecting his large stock farm of stubby-necked Herefordshire cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
They carried on a stock farm for five years.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
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