farm : Idioms & Phrases


baby farm

Ba"by farm`
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  1. A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire.
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baby farming

Ba"by farm`ing
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  1. The business of keeping a baby farm.
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buy the farm

  • verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    decease; give-up the ghost; pop off; perish; die; snuff it; choke; drop dead; pass away; expire; exit; croak; pass; go; kick the bucket; conk; cash in one's chips.
    • She died from cancer
    • The children perished in the fire
    • The patient went peacefully
    • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
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cattle farm

  • noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
    spread; ranch; cattle ranch.
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chicken farm

  • noun farm where chickens are raised for sale
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collective farm

  • noun a farm operated collectively
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dairy farm

  • noun a farm where dairy products are produced
    dairy.
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dairy farming

  • noun the business of a dairy
    dairying.
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factory farm

  • noun a large-scale farming enterprise
    agribusiness; agriculture.
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farm animal

  • noun any animals kept for use or profit
    livestock; stock.
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farm bill

  • noun a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
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farm boy

  • noun a boy who has grown up on a farm
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farm building

  • noun a building on a farm
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farm cheese

  • noun mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk
    pot cheese; farmer's cheese; cottage cheese.
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farm club

  • noun a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
    farm club.
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farm credit system

  • noun a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
    FCS.
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farm girl

  • noun a girl who has grown up on a farm
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farm horse

  • noun a quiet plodding workhorse
    dobbin.
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farm machine

  • noun a machine used in farming
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farm out

  • verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
    job; subcontract.
  • verb grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
    rent out; hire out.
    • We rent out our apartment to tourists every year
    • He hired himself out as a cook
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farm team

  • noun a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
    farm club.
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farm worker

  • noun a hired hand on a farm
    field hand; fieldhand; farmhand.
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farm-place

  • noun a farm together with its buildings
    farmstead; farmplace.
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farming area

  • noun a rural area where farming is practiced
    farmland.
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fat farm

  • noun a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight
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Fee farm

  • (Law), land held of another in fee, in consideration of an annual rent, without homage, fealty, or any other service than that mentioned in the feoffment; an estate in fee simple, subject to a perpetual rent. Blackstone.
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Fee farm rent

  • (Eng. Law), a perpetual rent reserved upon a conveyance in fee simple.
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fish farm

  • noun a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
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funny farm

  • noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
    crazy house; cuckoo's nest; Bedlam; snake pit; loony bin; booby hatch; madhouse; nuthouse; sanatorium; nut house; funny house.
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Home farm, grounds

  • etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner.
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home-farm

  • noun a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment
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mixed farming

  • noun growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm
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Ostrich farm

  • a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
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Ostrich farming

  • the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc.
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pig farm

  • noun a farm where pigs are raised or kept
    piggery.
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pot farm

  • noun a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
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prison farm

  • noun a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
    prison camp; work camp.
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sewage farm

  • noun a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage
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stud farm

  • noun a farm where horses are bred
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subsistence farming

  • noun farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
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tank farm

  • noun an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks
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tank farming

  • noun a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients
    aquiculture; hydroponics.
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To farm let, To let to farm

  • to lease on rent.
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tree farm

  • noun a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use
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tree farming

  • noun the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
    arboriculture.
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truck farm

  • noun a farm where vegetables are grown for market
    truck garden.
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Truck farming

  • noun growing vegetables for the market
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  • raising vegetables for market: market gardening. Colloq. U. S.
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wind farm

  • noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
    wind park; wind energy facility.
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