Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That branch of agriculture which is specially devoted to the production of milk and the manufacture of butter, cheese, and other milk products.
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Examples
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But when she was approached to take part in a dairy-farming project, people were suspicious.
Bangladesh: 'If a woman is financially empowered, she is independent' 2011
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Nestlé said this week that the company and the northeastern city of Shuangcheng are investing a total of 2.5 billion yuan, or about $400 million, to open a dairy-farming institute.
Nestlé to Help Fund Dairy-Farming Institute in China Laurie Burkitt 2012
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The company is partnering with a nonprofit public trust whose dairy-farming unit serves more than 4.4 million families in over 70,000 villages.
They Won. And Then What? Emily Glazer 2011
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When Paula Hennig first moved to Alabama from Pennsylvania, where her Mennonite dairy-farming grandparents also lived, “it was culture shock.”
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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In his dairy-farming vernacular that meant, “Get your head up, Betsy!”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009
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In his dairy-farming vernacular that meant, “Get your head up, Betsy!”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball Jack Canfield 2009
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The 1969 Woodstock festival wasn't held in Woodstock, N.Y., but in a dairy-farming hamlet 43 miles away with the evocative name of Bethel.
Both a Dream and a Nightmare Martha Bayles 2009
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Maybe you can become the first dairy-farming Buddha, I said.
What Would Emma Do? Eileen Cook 2008
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Maybe you can become the first dairy-farming Buddha, I said.
What Would Emma Do? Eileen Cook 2008
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Maybe you can become the first dairy-farming Buddha, I said.
What Would Emma Do? Eileen Cook 2008
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