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Rural occupation
Answer for the clue "Rural occupation ", 7 letters:
farming
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Word definitions for farming in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" [syn: agrarian , agricultural , farming(a) ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Pertaining to the agricultural business. 2 Raising livestock or fish. n. 1 The business of cultivate land, raising stocks etc. 2 (rfdef: English) v (present participle of farm English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Farming \Farm"ing\, n. The business of cultivating land.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "action of farming out, practice of letting or leasing taxes, etc., for collection," verbal noun from farm (v.). Meaning "business of cultivating land, husbandry" is attested by 1733.
Usage examples of farming.
The first occupation to suffer seriously because of the Africans oul ere was farming.
One of the strongest impressions I had gained when I first came into country practice was that farming was the hardest way of all of making a living, and now I was finding out for myself.