单词 | farm team |
释义 | farm teamn. 1. A team of farm horses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > draught animal > team of teamOE yokeOE draught?1523 teamware1567 plough team1726 work team1809 span1812 farm team1818 spike-team1848 1818 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) XXXVIII Wheeang,..a provincial term made use of to signify a thong or strap of leather for the harness or geer of farm-teams. 1921 Freeman 7 Sept. 612 A man don't mind..working like a farm-team. 1982 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 25 May The real growth in his business has been in harness for farm teams. 2. Originally and chiefly Baseball. A minor league team to which players under contract with an affiliated major league team are assigned, typically for further training and development.Also referred to as farm club: see farm club n. at farm n.2 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > types of twelve1573 county1729 colt1789 in1825 Big-side1845 offence1884 all-American1888 farm1896 farm club1896 farm team1896 dream team1911 skin1930 A-team1976 1896 Gazette (York, Pa.) 10 Apr. 5/3 Each major league club would retain its claims to its contributed players among whatever ‘farm’ teams they should be scattered. 1947 Arizona Republic 4 Nov. 15/3 From the Leafs' Pittsburgh farm team in the American Hockey League came Gus Bodnar, center, and Ernie Dickens, defense-man, to complete the trade. 2008 Vanity Fair July 120/1 The Metros are used as a farm team for Industriales—a place for raw youth and decrepit old age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818 |
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