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farmhouse

American  
[fahrm-hous] / ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

farmhouses
  1. a house on a farm, especially the one used by the farmer and farmer's family.


farmhouse British  
/ ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a house attached to a farm, esp the dwelling from which the farm is managed

  2. Also called: farmhouse loaf.  a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top

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Etymology

Origin of farmhouse

First recorded in 1590–1600; farm + house

Example Sentences

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Two days later, Tim and I met for a relaxed dinner at the Farmhouse in Roger’s Gardens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Mohammed Sarnwal, opened The Farmhouse restaurant in Coventry in 2008 and focuses on locally-sourced, farm-to-table ingredients.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Along with museum groups like the Northern Slavery Collective and initiatives including DyckmanDiscovered, at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Manhattan, ReImagine Lefferts reminds New Yorkers that the North had slavery, too.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Every season's contestants are the binder holding this show together, but Sandro Farmhouse, Abdul Rehman Sharif and Syabira Yusoff kept us loyally engaged through these 10 episodes.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022

Idle fancies, perhaps; but they were the thoughts with which Wyncomb Farmhouse always inspired Ellen Carley.

From Fenton's Quest by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)