poor farm

noun

A farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.

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Meanings

nounpoor farm (plural poor farms)

plural poor farms

  1. UShistoricalA farm serving as a poorhouse, lodging poor people in exchange for their agricultural labor.
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APA

poor farm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20farm

MLA

“poor farm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20farm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poor farm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poor%20farm.

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