Four-H Club

or 4-H Club

[ fawr-eych, fohr- ]

noun

1. an organization sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, established chiefly to instruct young people, originally in rural areas, in modern farming methods and other useful skills, as carpentry and home economics.

Other Words From

• 4-H adjective
• 4-H'er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Four-H Club¹

So called from the aim of the organization to improve head, heart, hands, and health