SINCE 1828
farm out
verb
farmed out;
farming out;
farms out
Definition of farm out
1
: to turn over for performance by another usually under contract
farm out a job
2a
: to put (someone, such as a child) into the hands of another for care
b
: to send (an athlete, such as a baseball player) to a farm team
3
: to exhaust (land) by farming especially by continuously raising one crop
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The Lost Meanings of 'Farm' and 'Farmer'
The Lost Meanings of 'Farm' and 'Farmer'
The medieval farmer was a money collector
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The first known use of farm out was circa 1600
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