4-H

4-H definition

☆ 4-H (fôr′āc̸h′)

noun

a rural and urban youth program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, offering training in agriculture, home economics, conservation, citizenship, etc. through local organizations (4-H clubs) and other activities

Etymology: < its aim to improve the h(ead), h(eart), h(ands), and h(ealth)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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