stock farm

noun

a farm devoted to breeding livestock.

Nearby words

stock company, stock culture, stock dividend, stock dove, stock exchange, stock farm, stock footage, stock guard, stock horse, stock in trade, stock ledger

Origin of stock farm

First recorded in 1800–10

Related forms

stock farmer, nounstock farming, noun

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Examples from the Web for stock farm

She was standing at the paddock fence of her grandfather's stock-farm in Kentucky.
Destiny|Charles Neville Buck
It is now in the possession of a New Yorker, who keeps it as a shooting-preserve and stock-farm.
Beautiful Gardens in America|Louise Shelton
Mrs. Harrison has arranged for them to stop for a day at Selimcroft, her Uncle's stock-farm up your way, as they go.
Selina|George Madden Martin
Janet was not going to lose time planning for a stock-farm business and not act, it seemed.
Natalie: A Garden Scout|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

He was too busy manipulating the ticker to pay much attention to the stock-farm itself.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stock farm

stock farm

noun

a farm on which livestock is bred

Derived Forms

stock farmer, nounstock farming, noun

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stock farm

noun

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Origin of stock farm

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Examples from the Web for stock farm

British Dictionary definitions for stock farm

stock farm

noun

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