"cockatoo farmer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cockatoo farmers [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockatoo farmer (plural cockatoo farmers)
  1. (Australia, derogatory, obsolete) A small-scale farmer. Tags: Australia, derogatory, obsolete Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-cockatoo_farmer-en-noun-hXPczB0X Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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