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factory farm

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factory farm
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods
factory farming  n
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Noun1.factory farmfactory farm - a large-scale farming enterprise    
agribusiness, agriculture
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"


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