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Definition of Farmhand
1. Noun. A hired hand on a farm.
Specialized synonyms: Dairymaid, Milkmaid, Dairyman, Farmerette, Gleaner, Harvester, Reaper, Picker, Ploughman, Plower, Plowman, Waterer, Weeder
Generic synonyms: Hand, Hired Hand, Hired Man
Definition of Farmhand
1. Noun. a person who works on a farm. ¹
2. Noun. (baseball) a player in the minor leagues. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Farmhand
1. a farm laborer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Farmhand
Literary usage of Farmhand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rosenhagens: (A Drama in Three Acts) by Max Halbe (1910)
"Even four of them afraid of a single onel First farmhand. ... First farmhand.—Kin
we uns go too? Rathke.—Go to the deuce, where you belong! First farmhand. ..."
2. South of Panama by Edward Alsworth Ross (1915)
"Nothing but the difficulty of access to land can explain why the Argentine farmhand
should receive only half of what is paid the American farmhand. ..."
3. The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois Containing a History of the by H. F. Kett & Co (1878)
"Boyle James, farmhand; Sec. 18; PO Elizabeth. Boyle John, farm; Sec. 18; PO
Elizabeth. Boyle Pat. farmer; Sec. 18; PO Elizabeth. Breed B. farmer: Sec. ..."
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