noun
a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
• Syn: ↑farm club
• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
• Hypernyms: ↑minor-league team, ↑minor-league club
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Chiefly Baseball.
farm (def. 9).
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farm team noun
A sports club run with the aim of developing players for a bigger club
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Main Entry: ↑farm
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n. Baseball a minor league team that provides players as needed to an affiliated major league team
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noun, pl ⋯ teams [count]
baseball : a minor-league baseball team that is associated with a major-league team
Useful english dictionary. 2012.