dairying

dairying
noun Date: 1649 the business of operating a dairy

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  • dairying — [der′ēiŋ] n. the business of producing, making, or selling dairy products …   English World dictionary

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  • Dairying and Clean Streams Accord — Water pollution in the Wairarapa region due to dairy farming. The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord is an agreement signed in 2003 in New Zealand between Fonterra, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and regional… …   Wikipedia

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  • dairying — noun The business of owning and operating a dairy …   Wiktionary

  • dairying — n. business of running a dairy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dairying — dairy·ing …   English syllables

  • dairying — dair•y•ing [[t]ˈdɛər i ɪŋ[/t]] n. agr. the business of a dairy • Etymology: 1640–50 …   From formal English to slang

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