4-H Club

noun

A youth organization supported and sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, offering courses and lessons in agriculture and home economics.

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Meanings

noun4-H Club (plural 4-H Clubs)

plural 4-H Clubs · alternative Four-H Club

  1. A youth organization supported and sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, offering courses and lessons in agriculture and home economics.

    429 ♦ Go to a country fair and check out the 4-H Club exhibits. It will renew your faith in the younger generation.

    1991, Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life, H. Jackson Brown Jr., published by Rutledge Hill Press

Origin

The H's stand for hands, heart, head and health.

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Translations

Finnish 4H-kerho
  • 4H-kerhoyouth organization
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