stock farm
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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
Donald Comer comes from an old Alabama family whose Barbour County plantation, after growing cotton for a hundred years, is now a profitable stock farm planted to clover, grasses, corn, legumes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has divided huge estates into small peasant holdings, but has been unable to advance the peons credit for stock farm equipment, seeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many friends came to see the stock farm, but more came to see the rich and influential owner.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Tell you what,” he said, looking at Burd, “we’ll hang around long enough to ride over to the stock farm with the girls, sha’n’t we?”
From The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air by Margaret Penrose
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