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factory farming

factory farming noun: a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.

Noun

factory farming (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.

Synonyms of factory farming

Questions about factory farming

What does factory farming mean?
Factory farming means a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.
What part of speech is factory farming?
Factory farming is a noun.

Words near factory farming in the dictionary

  1. factory class
  2. factory classes
  3. factory edge
  4. factory edges
  5. factory farm
  6. factory farming
  7. factory farms
  8. factory head
  9. factory heads
  10. factory leg
  11. factory mark

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