farm
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From Old French ferme, from Latin firma, from firmus (“‘firm’”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“‘holding’”), from the root *dʰer- (“‘to hold’”).
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farm (plural farms)
- A place where agricultural activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
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a place where agricultural activities take place
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to farm (third-person singular simple present farms, present participle farming, simple past and past participle farmed)
- (intransitive) To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.
- (transitive) To grow a particular crop.
- (video games, chiefly online gaming) The practice of grinding in a particular area or set of enemies for a particular drop (or set thereof).
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to work on a farm
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to grow a particular crop
