truck farm
a farm or piece of land for the growing of vegetables and fruit for sale, especially to local or nearby markets.
Origin of truck farm
1- Also called truck garden; especially British, market garden .
Other words from truck farm
- truck farmer, noun
- truck farming, noun
Words Nearby truck farm
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How to use truck farm in a sentence
I don't much like to say the poorhouse, where I was took after my folks died, and I hate to say Mrs. Stott's truck-farm.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIts capacity was enormous, and so prolific was the truck-farm that it was always well filled when it made its city trips.
Dorothy | Evelyn RaymondWhy should I come here to this old truck-farm and a horrid woman and a horrider man and get the measles and give them to him?
Dorothy | Evelyn RaymondEvidently, this was a truck-farm and the mistress of it was preparing for market.
Dorothy | Evelyn RaymondThe truck-farm seemed to be away off, "in the middle of nowhere."
Dorothy | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for truck farm
US and Canadian a market garden
Derived forms of truck farm
- truck farmer, noun
- truck farming, noun
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