Farm

  • 41farm — 1. noun a farm of 100 acres Syn: ranch, farmstead, plantation, estate, family farm, dairy farm, hobby farm; farmland, market garden 2. verb 1) he farmed locally Syn: work the land, be a farmer, cultivate the lan …

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  • 42farm — [[t]fɑrm[/t]] n. 1) agr. a tract of land, usu. with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood 2) agr. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …

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  • 43farm — n. & v. n. 1 an area of land and its buildings used under one management for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. 2 a place or establishment for breeding a particular type of animal, growing fruit, etc. (trout farm; mink farm). 3 = FARMHOUSE. 4 a …

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  • 44farm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ranch, rancho, plantation, farmstead, grange. See abode. v. cultivate, till. See agriculture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plantation, ranch, homestead, field, grange, pasture, meadow, grassland, truck… …

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  • 45Farm — Ferm, firma Latin, feorme Saxon = food rent Fixed sum, usually paid annually, for the right to collect all revenues from land; in effect, rent. Lords could farm land to vassals, receiving a fixed annual rent in place of the normal feudal… …

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  • 46farm — A tract of land, consisting of one or any number of acres, having one or many fields, located in one or more than one township or county, devoted to agriculture, either to the raising of crops or pasturage, or both. People ex rel. Rodgers v… …

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  • 47farm — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ferme, from Anglo French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed… …

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  • 48farm — [13] The specifically agricultural connotations of farm are surprisingly recent. The word comes ultimately from Latin firmāre ‘make firm, fix’, which produced a medieval Latin derived noun firma, denoting ‘fixed payment’. English acquired the… …

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  • 49farm — [13] The specifically agricultural connotations of farm are surprisingly recent. The word comes ultimately from Latin firmāre ‘make firm, fix’, which produced a medieval Latin derived noun firma, denoting ‘fixed payment’. English acquired the… …

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  • 50Färm — Mathias Färm (* 9. September 1974 in Örebro, Schweden) ist ein schwedischer Gitarrist der Punkband Millencolin. Mathias Färm spielte schon früher zusammen mit seinem jetzigen Bandkollegen Nikola Sarcevic bei der Band Seigmenn. Er spielt außerdem… …

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