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poor farm

poor farm noun: a farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.

Noun

poor farm (plural poor farms)

  1. (US, historical) A farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.

Forms of poor farm

pluralpoor farms

Questions about poor farm

What does poor farm mean?
Poor farm means a farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.
What part of speech is poor farm?
Poor farm is a noun.
What is the plural of poor farm?
The plural of poor farm is poor farms.

Words near poor farm in the dictionary

  1. poor devils
  2. poor diddums
  3. poor doer
  4. poor door
  5. poor doors
  6. poor farm
  7. poor farms
  8. poor form
  9. poor house
  10. poor houses
  11. poor is a mindset

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