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afternoon farmers

afternoon farmers is the plural of afternoon farmer.

Meaning of afternoon farmer

Noun

afternoon farmer (plural afternoon farmers)

  1. A lazy farmer who puts off work until absolutely necessary.
    • Bad weather now greatly injures his profit; he must have many hands at work to make the best use of fine seasons, or he will gain the name of an afternoon farmer.1822, Arthur Young, The Farmer's Calendar, page 348

Questions about afternoon farmers

What is afternoon farmers the plural of?
Afternoon farmers is the plural of afternoon farmer.

Words near afternoon farmers in the dictionary

  1. afterness
  2. afternoon
  3. afternoon delight
  4. afternoon delights
  5. afternoon farmer
  6. afternoon farmers
  7. afternoon tea
  8. afternoon teas
  9. afternoone
  10. afternooner
  11. afternooners

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