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cockatoo farmer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
cock-a-too -farmer
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small-scale farmer.

Australian usage; Derogatory; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably refers to the practice of working a small patch of land for a short period before moving on, in the manner of a feeding cockatoo. Alternatively so called to compare the farmers with the common sulphur-crested cockatoo, which come down on the newly sown cornfields in myriads.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cockatoo farmers (plural)

Questions

What does cockatoo farmer mean?
A small-scale farmer.
Where does cockatoo farmer come from?
Probably refers to the practice of working a small patch of land for a short period before moving on, in the manner of a feeding cockatoo. Alternatively so called to compare the farmers with the common sulphur-crested cockatoo, which come down on the newly sown cornfields in myriads.

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