Definition of Farmable

1. a. Capable of being farmed.

Definition of Farmable

1. Adjective. (context: of land) Suitable for farming. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Farmable

1. farm [adj] - See also: farm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Farmable

farm boy
farm building
farm cheese
farm club
farm girl
farm horse
farm machine
farm out
farm team
farm teams
farm the strike
farm worker
farmability
farmable (current term)
farmaceutical
farmaceuticals
farmboy
farmboys
farmed
farmer
farmer's calendar
farmer's cheese
farmer's market
farmer's markets
farmer's sausage
farmer's skin
farmer's tan
farmer's walk

Literary usage of Farmable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"farmable, (far'-ma-bl) a. That may be farmed. FARMER, (far'-mer) ns One who cultivates hired ground ; generally, one who cultivates ground ; one who rents ..."

2. Journal of Social Science: Containing the Proceedings of the American by American Social Science Association, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Frederick Stanley Root (1874)
"He thought that if there were no railroads there would be no farms, or at least the area of farmable land would be so small that the scope of labor would be ..."

3. Agricultural Expansion and Pioneer Settlements in the Humid Tropics by Walther Manshard, William B. Morgan (1988)
"Settlement on the upper limits of farmable land has led to a remarkable density of mountain zone colonization, as well as to a noticeable extension of the ..."

4. The Official Handbook of New Zealand: A Collection of Papers by Experienced by New Zealand, Julius Vogel (1875)
"Loams, clays, gravel, and peat, all resting on farmable subsoils, are similarly diversified as in Britain, but their virgin character and the influence of ..."

5. Report of the Commissioners and Evidence Taken by the Committee on Mines and by United States Sutro Tunnel Commission (1872)
"Q. Is it not cheaper to retain the same amount of water there, if thy ground is farmable, for the construction of these dams, than to build one immense dam ..."

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