farmerhoodn.
/ˈfɑːməhʊd/, U.S. /ˈfɑrmərˌ(h)ʊd/ rare.† 1. Farmers as a group; farmers collectively. Obsolete.
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1828 Red Barn vi. 105 That wholesome system of bringing up their children, which, for centuries, was a main power in producing England's boast—a wealthy and happy farmerhood.
1877 Southern Cultivator July 254/1 Everybody..is invited to contribute to your journal, providing facts and experiences are communicated that may..be beneficial to your young readers and the farmerhood in general.
2. The state of being a farmer.
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1890 Times 19 June 9/3 A man..cannot glide into complete farmerhood by the easy and imperceptible gradations which the Committee seem to contemplate.
2008 Independent (Nexis) 27 Aug. 32 Throughout the ups and downs of farmerhood, the modest triumphs and insignificant disasters, the river..has been a constant source of strength.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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