| factory farm | |
| —n | |
| a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods | |
| factory farming | |
| —n | |
| Main Entry: | factory farming |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a system of large-scale industrialized and intensive agriculture that is focused on profit with animals kept indoors and restricted in mobility |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |