agricadj.n.
/ˈaɡrɪk/, U.S. /ˈæɡrɪk/, West African English /ˈaɡrik/ A. adj.
1. Of, relating to, or used in agriculture; = agricultural adj. Now chiefly West African.
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georgical1588
geoponical1646
agricultural1661
geoponic1663
georgic1690
agricolous1779
agric1812
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1812 Arch. Useful Knowl. Oct. 173 The Hon. Mr. Peters, Pres. Phila. Agric. Soc., lately showed the plant to him.
1974 Ghana News 15 Nov. 8/2 (headline) Gift to Agric Fair.
2019 Sun (Nigeria) (Nexis) 15 Feb. Diversification of the economy..has brought about massive employment in the agric sector.
2. Nigerian English. Designating an improved or genetically modified variety of crop or breed of livestock, especially a type of commercially reared chicken that is bred to grow quickly to a large size. Frequently contrasted with native.
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1992 Nigerian Livestock Resources III. Akwa Ibom State 7 Pigs were introduced by the Portuguese in the 17th century and black local strains still persist in some areas, although they have now been crossed with ‘agric’ pigs.
2010 Vanguard (Lagos) (Nexis) 26 Oct. Our..palm trees, both agric and natural,..have been decimated by the oil spillage.
2017 @uyiagho 1 July in twitter.com (accessed 15 Feb. 2019) Which is sweeter: agric fowl or native fowl?
B. n.
Nigerian English. Agricultural science as an academic subject or course. Also as a modifier.
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2010 @RarestRay 2 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 8 August 2019) I failed maths, religious studies, agric and science..every term.
2017 Nigerian Tribune (Nexis) 31 Dec. I studied Computer Technology before venturing into agric course.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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