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farm

UK/ˈfɑːm/ US/ˈfɑːm/ common slang uk
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

  • “it takes several people to work the farm”

verb

1.

be a farmer; work as a farmer

  • “My son is farming in California”
2.

collect fees or profits

3.

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

  • “The Bordeaux region produces great red wines”
  • “They produce good ham in Parma”
  • “We grow wheat here”
  • “We raise hogs here”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English ferme, farme (“rent, revenue, produce, factor, stewardship, meal, feast”), influenced by Anglo-Norman ferme (“rent, lease, farm”), from Medieval Latin ferma, firma. There is debate as to whether Medieval Latin acquired this term from Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”); or from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). If the former etymology is correct, the term is related to Old English feorh (“life, spirit”), Icelandic fjör (“life, vitality, vigour, animation”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus, “the world”). Compare also Old English feormehām (“farm”), feormere (“purveyor, supplier, grocer”). Cognate with Scots ferm (“rent, farm”).

Phrases

  • ant farm
  • aura farm
  • aura farming
  • baby farm
  • bee farm
  • bet the farm
  • Beverly Farms
  • bird farm
  • Bobs Farm
  • body farm
  • clip farm
  • edit farming

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