- dry farmer
- noun see dry farming
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dry farmer
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dry farmer — noun see dry farm * * * dry farmer, a person who does dry farming … Useful english dictionary
dry farmer — one who practices dry farming, farmer in a dry region who grows drought resistant crops and uses irrigation methods which conserve water … English contemporary dictionary
dry farmer — See dryfarm. * * * … Universalium
dry-land farmer — «DRY LAND», = dry farmer. (Cf. ↑dry farmer) … Useful english dictionary
dry farming — ☆ dry farming n. farming in an almost rainless region without the help of irrigation: it is done by conserving the natural moisture of the soil and by planting crops that can resist drought dry farm vt., vi. dry farmer n. * * * also called… … Universalium
dry farming — [dʀajfaʀmiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1911; mots angl. « culture à sec », de dry « sec », et farming, de to farm « cultiver ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Agric. Méthode de culture des régions sèches, qui consiste à emmagasiner dans le sol l eau tombée pendant deux années… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dry farming — ☆ dry farming n. farming in an almost rainless region without the help of irrigation: it is done by conserving the natural moisture of the soil and by planting crops that can resist drought dry farm vt., vi. dry farmer n … English World dictionary
dry-farm — dry farmer. /druy fahrm /, v.i. 1. to engage in dryland farming. v.t. 2. to grow (a specified crop) by means of dryland farming. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
dry-farm — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: dry farm : to farm without irrigation • dry farmer noun * * * dry farmer. /druy fahrm /, v.i. 1. to engage in dryland farming. v.t … Useful english dictionary
farmer — Synonyms and related words: Bauer, Internal Revenue Service, accumulator, agriculturalist, agriculturist, agrologist, agronomist, assessor, bill collector, boor, bucolic, bumpkin, clod, clodhopper, clown, coffee planter, collection agent,… … Moby Thesaurus
