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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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“Farm out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farm%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2020.
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The first known use of farm out was circa 1600
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