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poor farm

noun

Definition of POOR FARM

:  a farm maintained at public expense for the support and employment of needy persons
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First Known Use of POOR FARM

1726

Rhymes with POOR FARM

alarm, disarm, dry farm, fat farm, firearm, fish farm, forearm, gisarme, rearm, sidearm, stiff-arm, straight-arm, strong-arm, tonearm, tree farm, truck farm, unarm, wind farm, work farm, yardarm

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