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Word: freemartin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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...sidewalk farmers, who suppose that a ridgeling is the peak in a barn roof and a freemartin a species of swallow,*some of Gus's outbuildings and his hog runs might well give the jimjams. But Gus and Dale Kuester are among the best and most prosperous of Cass County farmers. Gus's homely barns and sheds are decisive outworks in the battle for food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Man against Hunger | 4/29/1946 | See Source »

...ridgeling is a cryptorchid or a half-castrated animal; a freemartin is a sexually imperfect heifer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FARMERS: Man against Hunger | 4/29/1946 | See Source »

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