stock farm

American  

noun

1. a farm devoted to breeding livestock.

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stock farm British  

noun

1. a farm on which livestock is bred

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Other Word Forms

• stock farmer noun
• stock farming noun

Etymology

Origin of stock farm

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

The investor group behind the project, Stock Farm Road, has partnered with Stanford University-backed AI developer Voltai to make AI the architect, manager and operator of the South Korea-based data center.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

He pointed to the organic farmstand-oriented Elmwood Stock Farm outside Lexington, Kentucky, which can grow tomatoes and greens the whole year using tools like high tunnels, also known as hoop houses — greenhouse-like arches that shelter crops while still being partially open to the outdoors.

From Seattle Times

Harris compares him to “an especially quick colt at the Palo Alto stock farm.”

From New York Times

Harris suggests that “the Palo Alto Stock Farm was really in the business of intellectual property,” like a Google or Apple of equine genetics.

From Washington Post