"puppy mill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puppy mills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} puppy mill (plural puppy mills)
  1. A farm that breeds dogs for profit, often in squalid conditions. Wikipedia link: puppy mill Synonyms: puppy farm Translations (farm that breeds dogs): pentutehdas (Finnish), Massenzuchtbetrieb [masculine] (German), Massenzuchtbetrieb für Hunde [masculine] (German), pseudohodowla [feminine] (Polish), dogülibridöp (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-puppy_mill-en-noun-NdOtFoXz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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