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
He grew up on a 120-acre stock farm in central Michigan.
From Time Magazine Archive
He puttered around the International Typographical Union's stock farm, chumming up to Holstein-Friesian cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
But last week from his stock farm at Maracay, President Gomez unexpectedly wired his Congress: "I cannot accept the high charge."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was the most dangerous beast upon Sunrise Farm—indeed, almost the only savage creature Mr. Steele had retained when he bought out the former owner of the stock farm and his stud of horses.
From Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans by Emerson, Alice B.
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