county fair

noun

: a fair usually held annually at a set location in a county especially to exhibit local agricultural products and livestock

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But this isn’t the county fair, and these aren’t greasy fingers of cinnamon-sugar dough straight from the fryer. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 This was our time to dig into details with each other, spend some time and have a good time at the county fair. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 Far from it, say the growers, even if award-winning pumpkins can fetch up to $2 a pound in post-contest sales, typically to hotels or state and county fairs that may want to display them as fall attractions. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 During Chicago’s auto racing heyday, a NASCAR race in Soldier Field ended in a razor-slim victory by Fireball Roberts Stock car racing evokes images of county fairs and Southern racetracks, like the one in Roberts’ hometown that hosts the Daytona 500. Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county fair 

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of county fair was in 1772

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“County fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20fair. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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