farming
noun
- species of insect
- act of cultivation of a reproducible item or substance
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/ / /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ / /ˈfɐ̞ːmɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English farm English -ing English farming From farm + -ing.
- Pertaining to the agricultural business.
- Raising livestock or fish.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English farm English -ing English farming From farm + -ing.
- The business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc.
“Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale.”
“Farming was among the earliest of civilized man's occupations, [...]”
- A farming operation; a farm, or instance of farming on a piece of land.
“We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General.”
“After Agricultural Foundation Law was enacted in 1961, the expansion of scale of farm business, the improvement of agricultural foundation, the spread of diversified farming with livestock, the mechanization and the rationalization of farming have accelerated viable farmings.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English farm English -ing English farming From farm + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of farm