单词 | to farm it |
释义 | > as lemmasto farm it b. transitive. U.S. colloquial. to farm it: to make a living by farming. Now rare. ΚΠ 1833 Maine Farmer 24 June 179/2 He who expects to farm it to advantage without Manure..may as well expect to see a white black bird. 1851 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 1 Mar. The admirable and enterprising lady who some time since, chartered a vessel, freighted it with disengaged young ladies, and started for California, to farm it. 1905 Christian Advocate (N.Y.) 6 Apr. 532/3 His father farmed it in New York. 1942 G. D. Chase Sea Terms come Ashore v. 67 Coasting vessels..were looked down upon by deep water sailors who called their crews ‘cow sailors’, because along the coast of Maine they farmed it part of the year. < as lemmas |
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