rent-a-cow rancher

rent-a-cow rancher
 attrib.— «Fite, however, stopped short of likening the case to those seen with “rent-a-cow ranchers,” a term used to describe owners of luxury homes who keep a small number of animals or cut hay on a corner of large parcels to take advantage of low commercial agriculture taxes.» —“Lawsuit challenges county appraisal” by Joel Stonington Aspen Times (Colorado) Sept. 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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