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Definition of Farm animal

1. Noun. Any animals kept for use or profit.

Definition of Farm animal

1. Noun. (informal) An animal stereotypically found on a farm; livestock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Farm Animal

Literary usage of Farm animal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"I think the chicken a profitable farm animal for various reasons. First, it converts the waste of the farm into money in the shape of eggs and chickens for ..."

2. Animal Farm: A Fairy Storyby George Orwell by George Orwell (1996)
" This edition is being published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its original U.S. publication."

3. Good English, Oral and Written by William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linnaeus Marsh (1920)
"LESSON 34 — COMPOSITION Subject: A farm animal I Have Seen. (a) Description. (6) Food, (c) Habits, (d) Use. Write a composition, following the above topics. ..."

4. Good English, Oral and Written by William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch (1917)
"... A farm animal I Have Seen. (a) Description. (6) Food, (c) Habits, (d) Uae. Write a composition, following the above topics. LESSON 35 — PICTURE STUDY 1. ..."

5. Annual Statement of the Trade and Commerce of St. Louis by Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis, George H Morgan (1914)
"Within the last few years the value of farm animals sold and slaughtered and of farm-animal products for one year has tended to increase in a somewhat ..."

6. The Republican Campaign Textbook by Republican National Committee (U.S.), Republican Congressional Committee (1908)
"farm animal«. During the eleven years of Republican administration, the farm animals of the country have increased in value from ..."

7. Farmer's Cyclopedia of Live Stock by Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith (1908)
"SWINE FARMING The hog is grown more generally throughout the country than any other farm animal. Even a man with only a small village lot frequently keeps a ..."

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