county fair

noun

1. a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.

Word History and Origins

Origin of county fair¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Since 2011, these new strains have infected more than 400 people, mostly kids who raise pigs for county fairs in the United States.

From FiveThirtyEight

I went back to Minnesota, and one of the fellows in town had a booth in the county fair.

From The Daily Beast

“Guy Fieri served me my first pork slider w/cole slaw ever, from a trailer booth at our county fair,” posted a second.

From The Daily Beast

Only thirty-eight of these passers-by had the type of face one would find at a county fair in the West or South.

From Project Gutenberg

In my younger days, when I went to the county fair every fall, I used to meet a great many horses.

From Project Gutenberg

The next day there was a county fair, and perhaps Mr. Henry would speak again.

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But here comes Bob, all excited over a county fair, where all they have to eat is frankfurters, popcorn and ice cream cones.

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Well, if youre so smart, did you ever hear of a county fair in July, before the crops are in?

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