cane farmer

collocation in English

meaningsofcaneandfarmer

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cane
noun
uk
/keɪn/us
/keɪn/
the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make furniture or support other plants in ...
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farmer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mər/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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(Definition ofcaneandfarmerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was a sugarcanefarmerand social worker.
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This race created so much interest that the local bookie took bets on whichcanefarmerwas right.
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He then borrowed some money, leased some land and became acanefarmer.
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From 1983 to 1988, he was a sugarcanefarmer.
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He had a varied career as a miner, canecutter,canefarmer, contract carrier and publican.
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Men were also hired to build a sugar refinery and access road, then gaining work as refinery operatives and small cane farmers.
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Vera was no slouch when it came to being involved in the hard work of farming and had a fund of lively tales of her life as acanefarmer.
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They secure the cane from the larger estates, and they have it from the small cane farmers.
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I have no statistics as to the amount of cane cultivated by cane farmers and sold by them to sugar factories in which immigrants are employed.
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A wager was made between the two cane farmers to see who could run up in the quickest possible time.
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This inevitably attracted workers and sugar cane farmers to the area and a small centre grew up to provide the necessary goods and services.
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There are also unionized plant workers, sugar cane farmers, and government employees.
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As much as 90% of the villagers own a parcel of sugar cane and are very active cane farmers.
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