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dry-farm

  [drahy-fahrm]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in dryland farming.
–verb (used with object)
2. to grow (a specified crop) by means of dryland farming.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism

Related forms:
dry farmer, noun
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dry farming  
n.  A type of farming practiced in arid areas without irrigation by planting drought-resistant crops and maintaining a fine surface tilth or mulch that protects the natural moisture of the soil from evaporation.
dry farm n., dry'-farm' (drī'färm') v., dry farmer n.
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