Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Farm

Farm (?), n. [OE. ferme rent, lease, F. ferme, LL. firma, fr. L. firmus firm, fast, firmare to make firm or fast. See Firm, a. & n.] 1. The rent of land, — originally paid by re...

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Farm (2)

Farm (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Farmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Farming.] 1. To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.We are enforced to fa...

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Farm (3)

Farm, v. i. To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer.

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Farmable

Farm″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being farmed.

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Farmer

Farm″er (?), n. [Cf. F. fermier.] One who farms; as: (a) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant. Smart. (b) One who is devoted to the tilla...

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Farmeress

Farm″er‐ess, n. A woman who farms.

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Farmership

Farm″er‐ship, n. Skill in farming.

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Farmery

Farm″er‐y (?), n. The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead.

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Farmhouse

Farm″house′, n. A dwelling house on a farm; a farmer's residence.

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Farming

Farm″ing, a. Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming community.

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Farming (2)

Farm″ing, n. The business of cultivating land.

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Farmost

Far″most′ (?), a. Most distant; farthest.A spacious cave within its farmost part. Dryden.

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Farmstead

Farm″stead (?), n. A farm with the building upon it; a homestead on a farm. Tennyson.With its pleasant groves and farmsteads. Carlyle.

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Farmsteading

Farm″stead‐ing, n. A farmstead. Black.

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Farmyard

Farm″yard′ (?), n. The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space inclosed by the farm buildings.

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Farness

Far″ness (?), n. [From Far, a.] The state of being far off; distance; remoteness. Grew.

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Faro

Far″o (?), n. [Said to be so called because the Egyptian king Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.] A gambling game at cards, in which all the other players p...

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Faroese

Fa′ro‐ese′ (?), n. sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or, collectively, inhabitants, of the Faroe islands.

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Farraginous

Far‐rag‐i‐nous (?), a. [See Farrago.] Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. Kirwan.A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and age...

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Farrago

‖Far‐ra″go (?), n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See Farina.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a me...

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Farrand

Far″rand (?), n. [OE. farand beautiful; cf. Gael. farranta neat, stout, stately; or perh. akin to E. fare.] Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [Written also farand.] Grose.

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Farreation

Far′re‐a″tion (?), n. [L. farreatio.] Same as Confarreation.

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Farrier

Far″ri‐er (?), n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor, ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf. Ferreous...

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Farrier (2)

Far″ri‐er, v. i. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. Mortimer.

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Farriery

Far″ri‐er‐y (?), n. 1. The art of shoeing horses.2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art.3. The place where a smith sho...

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Farrow

Far″row (făr″rō̍), n. [AS. fearh a little pig; a akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G. fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr. πόρκοσ....

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Farrow (2)

Far″row, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Farrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Farrowing.] To bring forth (young); — said only of swine. Tusser.