LexiTopic: Farms & Rural Life

The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 270 words that are used in 300 different ways related to Farms and Rural Life in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon. The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest. [Updated 2025-04-20]
Words Related to FARMS & RURAL LIFE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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BUNKBURROBUTTCANDLECANTINACAPONCAPTIVECAPTIVITYCARRYCARRYINGCARTCATTLECAULCAULKCHARRO*CHICKCHICKENCHIPCHOPCHOPPINGCHUNKCHURNCINCHCINCHINGCLEANCLIMATICCLIMATICALLYCLIPCLODCLOGCLOWNCOCKCOCKEDCOCKINGCOLLARCOLLECTIVECOLTCOMBCOOPCOOPEDCOOPINGCORRALCOTECOTTAGECOWGIRL
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GRUBBINGGUANOHACKHACKEDHACKNEYHAFTHAGGLEHARROWHATCHHATCHETHATRACKHAWEDHAYFORKHAYLOFTHEADHEADLANDHEATHINDHINNYHOEDHOEINGHOGGINGHOGGINGHOODHORNHOWDAHHUTCHINFIELDIRONIRRIGATORJOGGINGKENNELKENNELEDKIBBLEKIDDEDKIDDINGKILLKILLEDKILLINGLAIDLAMBLAMELAMEDLAMELYLAND LANOLINLARIAT
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Words Related to FARMS & RURAL LIFE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Farm and Domestic Animals typesFarm and Domestic Animals: BreedingFarm and Domestic Animals: Care and Shelter includes some buildingsFarm and Domestic Animals: Driving, Riding, etc. includes tackFarm and Domestic Animals: Use and ConsumptionFarm Buildings and StructuresFarm Crops and Cultivation agriculture practices; not specific crops
Farm Fields and Tillage the landFarm Machines, Vehicles, and ToolsFarm Types and OperationsPeople in Farms and Rural Places
Farm animals are also indexed in the ANIMALS topic in the relevant categories (e.g., Mammals: Bovine)
Farm and Domestic Animals
BANTAM: a small chicken, named for Bantam, former village in Java where the birds are believed to have originatedBARROW: a male hog castrated before sexual maturityBEEF: an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially: a steer or cow fattened for foodBIDDY*: a hen or a young chickenBOAR: an uncastrated male swineBOTTOM: capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain (a breed of dogs outstanding for bottom)BULLOCK: a young bull; a castrated bull: a steerBURRO: a donkey, especially: a small donkey used as a pack animalCAPON: a castrated male chickenCATTLE: domesticated quadrupeds held as property or raised for use; specifically: bovine animals on a farm or ranchCHICK: a domestic chicken, especially: one newly hatchedCHICKEN: the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young; also: its flesh used as food; also, any of various birds or their youngCHUNK: a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horseCOCK: the adult male of the domestic chicken (gallus gallus): roosterCOLT: a young male horse, donkey, etc., esp. uncastrated and under the age of four years; a foal, especially: a male foal; also, a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)DOBBIN*: a farm horse, or a quiet plodding horseDOGIE: chiefly Western US: a motherless calf in a range herdDUNG: animal manureFILLY: a young female horse usually of less than four yearsFOAL: a young animal of the horse family, especially: one under one year; also, to give birth to a foalFOALS: a young animal of the horse family, especially: one under one year; also, to give birth to a foalFOWL: a cock or hen of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus), especially: an adult hen; also, any of several domesticated or wild gallinaceous birds (e.g., Guinea Fowl)GILT: a young female swineHACK: a horse let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work; or a horse worn out in service: a jade; also, a light easy saddle horse, especially: a three-gaited saddle horseHACKNEY: a horse let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work; or a horse worn out in service: a jade; also, a light easy saddle horse, especially: a three-gaited saddle horseHEAD: head: one of a number (as of domestic animals, e.g. twenty head of cattle)HINNY: a hybrid between a stallion and a female donkeyLONGHORN: any of the long-horned cattle of Spanish derivation formerly common in the southwestern U.S.; the Texas longhorn OXEN: plural of ox, a domestic bovine mammal (Bos taurus); broadly: a bovine mammal, especially an adult castrated male domestic ox (a team of oxen) OXLIKE: resembling, suggestive of, or having the characteristics of an ox
Farm and Domestic Animals: Breeding
ADDLE: to muddle eggs so that they will not hatchADDLED: to muddle eggs so that they will not hatchADDLING: to muddle eggs so that they will not hatchBLOODED: being entirely or largely purebredBROOD: (adj.) kept for breeding (a brood mare); also, to sit on or incubate (eggs); to produce by or as if by incubation: hatch; of a bird: to cover (young) with the wingsBROODY: being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiologyCAPTIVE: of or relating to captive animals (captive breeding)CAPTIVITY: the state of being captiveDROP: of an animal: to give birth to (drop a calf)DROPPING: of an animal: to give birth to (drop a calf)EMPTY: not pregnant (empty heifer)FALL: to become born, usually used of lambsFALLEN: to become born, usually used of lambsFALLING: to become born, usually used of lambsFALLS: to become born, usually used of lambsFAMILY: in livestock breeding, the descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female, or an identifiable strain within a breedFARROW: of swine: to give birth to young; also, a litter of pigs or an act of farrowing; also, of a cow: not pregnantFELL: to become born, usually used of lambsFIXED: to spay, castrate (had his dog fixed)GELD: to castrate (an animal)GELDED: to castrate (an animal)GELT: M-W does not have this definition: An adult, female sheep that is not in lamb when others are. Often she has been kept away from the ram because of problems at a previous lambing. Gelt ewes are fattened for sale to the meat trade at a time when lamb is in short supplyHATCH: of birds: to incubate eggs: to brood; to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body; also, an act or instance of hatching; also, a brood of hatched youngHEAT: estrus: a regularly recurrent state of sexual receptivity during which the female of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceivingKIDDED: to bring forth young, used of a goat or an antelopeKIDDING: to bring forth young, used of a goat or an antelopeLAID: to bring forth and deposit (an egg)LAMB: a young sheep, especially: one that is less than one year old or without permanent teethLAMB: to bring forth a lamb; also, to tend (ewes) at lambing timeLAYING: to bring forth and deposit (an egg)LINE: a strain produced and maintained especially by selective breeding or biological cultureMATE: either member of a breeding pair of animals; also, to provide a mate for, to become matedMATED: either member of a breeding pair of animals; also, to provide a mate for, to become matedMATING: either member of a breeding pair of animals; also, to provide a mate for, to become matedMATRON: a female animal kept for breedingMIXED: of animals: deriving from two or more breeds (a stallion of mixed blood) OPEN: available for breeding: not now pregnant (an open heifer
Farm and Domestic Animals: Care and Shelter
BAIT: to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road; also, archaic: to stop for food and rest when travelingBAITED: to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road; also, archaic: to stop for food and rest when travelingBAITING: to give food and drink to (an animal) especially on the road; also, archaic: to stop for food and rest when travelingBEDDING: material to provide a bed for livestockBLANKET: a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal) (a horse blanket)BOLA: a cord with weights attached to the ends for throwing at and entangling an animalBOOTH: M-W 1st def: a temporary shelter for livestock or field workersBRAND: a mark made by burning with a hot iron to designate ownership; also, to mark with a brand; also, a tool used to produce a brandBUNK: a feeding trough for farm animals and especially cattleCAULK: a cleat on the shoe of a horse to prevent slippingCHIP: a piece of dried dung —usually used in combination (cow chip)COLLAR: a band placed about the neck of an animal; also, to put a collar onCOMB: a currycomb: a comb made of rows of metallic teeth or serrated ridges and used especially to curry horsesCOOP: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also: a small building for housing poultryCOOPED: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also: a small building for housing poultryCOOPING: a cage or small enclosure (as for poultry); also: a small building for housing poultryCORRAL: a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestockCOTE: a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeonsCRIB: a manger for feeding animals, or an enclosure or stall for a stabled animalCURRY: to clean the coat of (an animal, such as a horse) with a currycombDIPPED: to immerse (an animal, such as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solutionDIPPING: to immerse (an animal, such as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solutionDOCK: to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short; and the parts that remainDOCKED: to cut (part of an animal, such as the ears or a tail) short; and the parts that remainDUBBED: to trim or remove the comb and wattles ofDUBBING: to trim or remove the comb and wattles ofFALL: to lose weight —used with off or away (The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.)FALLEN: to lose weight —used with off or away (The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.)FALLING: to lose weight —used with off or away (The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.)FALLS: to lose weight —used with off or away (The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.)FEED: food for livestock, specifically: a mixture or preparation for feeding livestock; also, the amount given at each feeding; also, to give food to; to give as food; to consume food: to eat; to produce or provide food for; to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by foodFEEDING: food for livestock, specifically: a mixture or preparation for feeding livestock; also, the amount given at each feeding; also, to give food to; to give as food; to consume food: to eat; to produce or provide food for; to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by foodFELL: to lose weight —used with off or away (The cattle have fallen off badly in the drought.)FOLD: an enclosure for sheepFOLD: to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold; also, a flock of sheepFOLDED: to pen up or confine (sheep) in a foldFOLDING: to pen up or confine (sheep) in a foldGENTLE: to make (an animal) tame and docileGENTLED: to make (an animal) tame and docileGRAZING: to graze, to feed upon herbageGROOM: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal); especially: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attentionGROOMING: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal); especially: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attentionHOGGING: to cut (a horse's mane) short: to roachHOOD: a covering for a horse's head; also: blinderHUTCH: a pen or coop for an animalIRON: a heated metal implement used for branding or cauterizingKENNEL: a shelter for a dog or cat, or an establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs or cats; also, to put or keep in or as if in a kennel, or to take shelter in or as if in a kennelKENNELED: a shelter for a dog or cat, or an establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs or cats; also, to put or keep in or as if in a kennel, or to take shelter in or as if in a kennelKIBBLE: coarsely ground meal or grain typically used as animal feed, especially: small, dry pellets of processed food for pets (such as dogs and cats); a pellet of kibble; also, to grind coarselyLAME: of an animal: to seriously injure a leg or part of a leg (a horse lamed by barbed wire); also, marked by stiffness and sorenessLAMED: of an animal: to seriously injure a leg or part of a leg (a horse lamed by barbed wire); also, marked by stiffness and sorenessLAMELY: of an animal: to seriously injure a leg or part of a leg (a horse lamed by barbed wire); also, marked by stiffness and sorenessLEAD: a leash (train a horse to walk on a lead)LICK: a block of often medicated saline preparation given to livestock to lickMIDDLING: middlings plural in form but singular or plural in construction: a granular product of grain milling, especially: a wheat milling by-product used in animal feedsMILL: of cattle: to move about in a circling massMILLED: of cattle: to move about in a circling massMILLING: of cattle: to move about in a circling massMUCK: soft moist farmyard manure; also, to clean up, especially: to clear of manure or filth —usually used with outMUZZLING: to fit with a muzzle, a fastening or covering for the mouth of an animal used to prevent eating or bitingNARROW: of an animal ration: relatively rich in protein as compared with carbohydrate and fat OFFAL: the by-products of milling (as of wheat or barley) used especially for stock feedsOUTLAW: an animal (such as a horse) that is wild and unmanageable
Farm and Domestic Animals: Driving, Riding, etc.
BLEW: to pant, gasp (the horse blew heavily); to put out of breath with exertion (take care not to blow the horses); also to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath (paused to blow the horses)BLIND: a blinder, either of two flaps on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing objects at its sidesBLOW: to pant, gasp (the horse blew heavily); to put out of breath with exertion (take care not to blow the horses); also to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath (paused to blow the horses)BLOWING: to pant, gasp (the horse blew heavily); to put out of breath with exertion (take care not to blow the horses); also to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath (paused to blow the horses)BLOWN: to pant, gasp (the horse blew heavily); to put out of breath with exertion (take care not to blow the horses); also to let (an animal, such as a horse) pause to catch the breath (paused to blow the horses)CINCH: a strap that holds a saddle on a horseCINCHING: a strap that holds a saddle on a horseCLOG: a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion; also, to impede with a clog: hinderCOLLAR: a band placed about the neck of an animal; or a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn; also, to put a collar onCROP: the stock or handle of a whip; also: a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loopDRAFT: a team of animals together with what they draw; also, used or adapted for drawing loads (draft horses)DRIFT: synonym of drove (noun): a group of animals driven or moving in a bodyDRIFT: Western US: to drive (livestock) slowly especially to allow grazingGAIT: a sequence of foot movements (such as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward; also, to train (a horse or a dog) to use a particular gait or set of gaitsGIRT: to fasten by means of a girthGIRTH: a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back, or to bind or fasten with such a band or strapGOAD: a pointed rod used to urge on an animal; also, to drive (an animal) with a goadGOADED: to drive (an animal) with a goadGOADING: to drive (an animal) with a goadHACK: to ride (a horse) at an ordinary paceHACKED: to ride (a horse) at an ordinary paceHAWED: to turn to the near or left side; as an imperative, used as a direction to turn to the left HORN: a high pommel of a saddleHOWDAH: a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camelIRON: stirrupJOGGING: to cause (an animal, such as a horse) to go at a jogLARIAT: a long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running noose to catch livestock or with or without the noose to tether grazing animals: a lassoLOPE: an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter; also, an easy usually bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time; also, to move or ride at a lopeLOPING: an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter; also, an easy usually bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time; also, to move or ride at a lopeMANAGE: noun: the schooling or handling of a horse; also, a riding schoolMOUNT: to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding; to furnish with animals for riding; an act or instance of mounting; specifically: an opportunity to ride a horse in a race; a means of conveyance especially: saddle horseMOUNTED: to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding; to furnish with animals for riding; an act or instance of mounting; specifically: an opportunity to ride a horse in a race; a means of conveyance especially: saddle horseNIGH: being on the left side (the nigh horse)
Farm and Domestic Animals: Use and Consumption
BEEF: a dressed carcass of a beef animalCANDLE: to examine by holding between the eye and a light, especially: to test (eggs) in this way for staleness, blood clots, fertility, and growthCAUL: the large fatty omentum covering the intestines (as of a cow, sheep, or pig) CLIP: the product of a single shearing (as of sheep); also, a crop of wool of a sheep, a flock, or a regionFATTED: made fat; fattenedFATTEN: to make fat, fleshy, or plump; especially: to feed (an animal) for slaughterFLEECE: the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing; or to shearHATRACK: M-W shows only an open compound hat rack, a thin low-quality meat animalKILL: to slaughter (an animal) for food; to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughteringKILLED: to slaughter (an animal) for food; to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughteringKILLING: to slaughter (an animal) for food; to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughteringLANOLIN: wool grease especially when refined for use in ointments and cosmeticsLIVABILITY: or less commonly liveability; survival expectancy: viability —used especially of poultry and livestockMELT: spleen, especially: the spleen of slaughtered animals for use as feed or food OFFAL: the viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal removed in preparing it for market or for consumption: variety meat (an edible part (such as the liver or tongue) of a slaughter animal other than skeletal muscle); also, the trimmings (such as the belly, head, and shoulders) of a hide
Farm Buildings and Structures
BARN: a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or farm equipmentBARNYARD: a usually fenced area adjoining a barnCOTTAGE: the dwelling of a farm laborer or small farmerGRANARY: a storehouse for threshed grain, or a region producing grain in abundanceHAYLOFT: a loft especially for storing hayINFIELD: a field near a farmhouseLOFT: a hayloft, a loft especially for storing hay
Farm Crops and Cultivation
BALE: to make up into a bale, a large bundle of goods; specifically: a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped (a bale of paper, hay, etc.)BALING: to make up into a bale, a large bundle of goods; specifically: a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped (a bale of paper, hay, etc.)BEANPOLE: a pole up which bean vines may climbBOLT: to produce seed prematurelyCHOP: to weed and thin out (young cotton)CHOPPING: to weed and thin out (young cotton)CLIMATIC: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soilCLIMATICALLY: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soilCOCK: a small pile (as of hay); also to put (hay or something similar) into small pilesCOCKED: a small pile (as of hay); also to put (hay or something similar) into small pilesCOCKING: a small pile (as of hay); also to put (hay or something similar) into small pilesDRILL: a shallow furrow or trench into which seed is sown; also, a row of seed sown in such a furrow; also, to sow (seeds) by dropping along a shallow furrowDROP: a fallen fruitFANNED: to drive away the chaff of (grain) by means of a current of air; to eliminate (chaff) by winnowingFANNING: to drive away the chaff of (grain) by means of a current of air; to eliminate (chaff) by winnowingFLAIL: a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely; also, to thresh (grain) with a flailFLAILING: a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely; also, to thresh (grain) with a flailFLAKE: a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produceGLEAN: to gather grain or other produce left by reapersGLEANED: to gather grain or other produce left by reapersGLEANING: to gather grain or other produce left by reapersGROW: to cause to grow (grow wheat)GROWING: to cause to grow (grow wheat)GROWN: to cause to grow (grow wheat)IRRIGATOR: a person or company who uses water supplied to their land to help crops and plants grow [Cambridge Dictionary]; also, a person employed in agricultural irrigation; an irrigation technician; also, a device used for irrigationLEAF: the leaves of a plant as an article of commerce [e.g., leaf spinach, leaves of lettuce]LIFT: to take up (something, such as a root crop or transplants) from the groundLODGE: to beat (a crop) flat to the ground; also, to fall or lie down —used especially of hay or grain crops (buckwheat … tends to lodge by late fall)LODGED: to beat (a crop) flat to the ground; also, to fall or lie down —used especially of hay or grain crops (buckwheat … tends to lodge by late fall)MADE: to prepare (hay) by cutting, drying, and storingMAKE: to prepare (hay) by cutting, drying, and storingMAKING: to prepare (hay) by cutting, drying, and storingMIDDLING: middlings plural in form but singular or plural in construction: a granular product of grain milling, especially: a wheat milling by-product used in animal feedsMOWED: to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine; to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) ofMOWN: to cut down with a scythe or sickle or machine; to cut the standing herbage (such as grass) of OFFAL: the by-products of milling (as of wheat or barley) used especially for stock feeds
Farm Fields and Tillage
BALK: a ridge of land left unplowed as a dividing line or through carelessnessBELT: an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms), especially: one suited to a particular cropCARRY: to provide sustenance for (land carrying 10 head of cattle)CARRYING: to provide sustenance for (land carrying 10 head of cattle)CLEAN: free from growth that hinders tillage (clean farmland)CLOD: a lump or mass especially of earth or clayDEAD: of soil: barren, infertileDELVE: to dig or labor with or as if with a spadeDELVED: to dig or labor with or as if with a spadeDIGGING: to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement; to prepare the soil of; to bring to the surface by digging: to unearthDRILL: a shallow furrow or trench into which seed is sown; also, a row of seed sown in such a furrow; also, to sow (seeds) by dropping along a shallow furrowDRYLAND*: of, adapted to, practicing, or being agricultural methods (such as dry farming) suited to such a regionDUNG: to dress or fertilize (as a field) with manureFALLOW: usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season; the state or period of being fallow; the tilling of land without sowing it for a season; to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture; fallow; left untilled or unsown after plowingFARMLAND: land used or suitable for farmingFIELD: an area of cleared enclosed land used for cultivation or pastureGRAZING: herbage or land for grazing; also, to graze, to feed upon herbageGRUB: to clear by digging up roots and stumps; also, to dig up by or as if by the rootsGRUBBING: to clear by digging up roots and stumps; also, to dig up by or as if by the rootsGUANO: a fertilizer containing the accumulated excrement of seabirds or batsHEADLAND: unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fenceHOED: to work with a tool with a thin flat blade on a long handle to cultivate, weed, or loosen the earth around plants; to use or work with a hoe or backhoe; to weed, cultivate, or thin (a crop) with a hoe; to remove (weeds) by hoeing; to dress or cultivate (land) by hoeingHOEING: to work with a tool with a thin flat blade on a long handle to cultivate, weed, or loosen the earth around plants; to use or work with a hoe or backhoe; to weed, cultivate, or thin (a crop) with a hoe; to remove (weeds) by hoeing; to dress or cultivate (land) by hoeingLIME: of, relating to, or containing lime or limestone; also, to treat or cover with limeLIMED*: of, relating to, or containing lime or limestone; also, to treat or cover with limeMUCK: to dress (something, such as soil) with muck
Farm Machines, Vehicles, and Tools
ADZE: a cutting tool that has a thin arched blade set at right angles to the handle and is used chiefly for shaping woodANVIL: a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)AXED: hewn with an axBARROW: a handbarrow or wheelbarrow; also, a cart with a shallow box body, two wheels, and shafts for pushing itBEAM: the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attachedBEETLE: a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument, or a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasksBILL: a billhook, a cutting or pruning tool with a hooked bladeBOLO: a long heavy single-edged knife of Philippine origin used to cut vegetation and as a weaponBRAND: a mark made by burning with a hot iron to designate ownership; also, to mark with a brand; also, a tool used to produce a brandBUTT: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weaponCANTINA: Southwestern US: a pouch or bag at the pommel of a saddleCART: a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freightCHURN: a container in which cream is stirred or shaken to make butterCROOK: a pole with a forked end used especially as a propCROOK: a shepherd’s staffDRAG: a sledge for conveying heavy loads; a strong heavy sledDRAG: agriculture: a harrowDRAY: vehicle used to haul goods especially: a strong cart or wagon without sides; or to haul goods in such a wagonDRILL: a planting implement that makes holes or furrows, drops in the seed and sometimes fertilizer, and covers them with earth; also, to sow with seed or set with seedlings inserted in drills or to distribute seed or fertilizer in by means of a drillFORK: an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up, pitching, or digging; or to use such an implementHACK: to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows; also, a tool for that purposeHACKED: to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows; also, a tool for that purposeHAFT: the handle of a weapon or toolHAGGLE: to cut roughly or clumsily: to hackHARROW: a cultivating tool set with spikes, teeth, or disks and used primarily for breaking up and smoothing the soil; also, to cultivate with a harrowHATCHET: a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one handHAYFORK: a hand fork for pitching hay; also, a mechanically operated fork for loading or unloading hay; also, an attachment to a hay tedder that stirs mowed hayHOGGING: to tear up or shred (some material, such as waste wood) into bits by machineIRON: a heated metal implement used for branding or cauterizingMACHETE: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weaponMAUL: a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges; also: a tool like a sledgehammer with one wedge-shaped end that is used to split wood
Farm Types and Operations
AQUACULTURAL: the cultivation of aquatic organisms (such as fish or shellfish) especially for foodCOLLECTIVE: a cooperative unit or organization; specifically: a collective farmCROP: a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistenceCULTURAL: concerned with the fostering of plant or animal growthCULTURALLY: concerned with the fostering of plant or animal growthDAIRY: the department of farming or of a farm that is concerned with the production of milk, butter, and cheese; or a farm devoted to such production; or an establishment for the sale or distribution chiefly of milk and milk productsFARM: a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes; a plot of land devoted to the raising of animals and especially domestic livestock; also, a tract of water reserved for the artificial cultivation of some aquatic life form (e.g., a fish farm); also, to devote to agriculture; to manage and cultivate as a farm; to grow or cultivate in quantity (e.g., to farm wheat); to engage in raising crops or animalsFARMING: to devote to agriculture; to manage and cultivate as a farm; to grow or cultivate in quantity (e.g., to farm wheat); to engage in raising crops or animalsLAND: a rural area characterized by farming or ranching; also: farming or ranching as a way of life (wanted to move back to the land)
People in Farms and Rural Places
AXMAN: one who wields an axBOOR: a peasant; a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers; also: a member of a similar class elsewhereCHARRO*: a Mexican horseman or cowboy typically dressed in an elaborately decorated outfitCLOWN: M-W’s 1st def.: 1: farmer, countrymanCOWGIRL: girl or woman who tends cattle or horses; or a girl or woman who is a rodeo performerCOWHAND: a cowboyDAIRYMAID: a woman employed in a dairyDUDE: a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range, especially: an easterner in the westFARMHAND: a farm laborer, especially: a hired laborer on a farm GROOM: a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horsesHIND: a British farm assistantIRRIGATOR: a person or company who uses water supplied to their land to help crops and plants grow [Cambridge Dictionary]; also, a person employed in agricultural irrigation; an irrigation technician; also, a device used for irrigationLUNA: M-W: Hawaii foreman, especially: a foreman of a plantation
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