DCHP-2
fur farm DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
an establishment where certain fur-bearing animals, such as mink and fox, are bred and raised for their pelts, usually in pens or protected runs.
See also: fur ranch ranch ((1)) ((n.)) (def. 2a)
- 1923 Been a-wonderin' if a fur-farm would pay better on a island in Slave Lake or in Athabasca.
- 1928 The Company can advise you about plans for everything from starting a fur farm on Lake Athabaska to a four-year expedition to the Arctic.
- 1963 For the plan was to transform the pony carcasses into concentrated meal for sale to the fur farms. . . .
2
a large tract in the fur country where fur-bearing animals live in their natural habitat, being trapped in a controlled way under sanctuary conditions.
See also: fur preserve (def. 2)
- 1937 Next in importance as a conservation measure comes the Charlton Island beaver sanctuary, which, although revived in 1934, was nevertheless the first fur farm in Canada, having been established by the Hudson's Bay Company in the year 1851.
- 1923 Been a-wonderin' if a fur-farm would pay better on a island in Slave Lake or in Athabasca.