farm team

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor league baseball, ice hockey or other sports team, especially one concerned with player development.

Pronunciation

En-au-farm team.ogg

Word forms

farm team farm teams

Etymology

A reference to the fact that many minor league teams in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were in small towns in rural areas.

Synonyms

farm club feeder team nursery club
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