单词 | farmette |
释义 | farmetten. Chiefly U.S. A small farm or agricultural holding; = smallholding n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > [noun] > small holding or croft manslotOE bargain1602 burgaine1607 smallholding1696 possession1717 farmlet1794 homecroft1828 croft1850 crofting1851 five-acre1863 three acres and a cow1885 farmette1913 minifundium1950 minifundioa1955 1913 H. S. Harrison V. V.'s Eyes xxii. 305 Why can't you leave your work to this man Finnegan for just a week and pack your little bag and run down to Aunt Rose Hopwood's farmette—really? 1976 Daily Gaz. (Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois) 31 July 12/5 (advt.) Being about 5 acres of farmland this would give you an opportunity to raise gardens or some livestock. Anyone looking for a farmette should not overlook this property. 2010 Mem. Torrey Bot. Soc. 26 154/1 My family raised half of its food—meat, eggs, fruit, and vegetables—on our 2 acre ‘farmette’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913 |
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