county fair

American  

noun

county fairs plural

1. a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• county fairs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of county fair

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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county fair

But unless they found their attorney at a county fair, I’m sure they’ve got this part in hand.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

Is this a stock market rotation or a county fair Tilt-a-Whirl?

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

Following Violet’s passing, Isobel has taken up the mantle to organize the county fair — a job that comes with some challenges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

And with the money from that, we’d pay our rent for the next month and hire another team of horses and fly at some county fair near here, and so on.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep