farmhouse
Americannoun
plural
farmhousesnoun
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a house attached to a farm, esp the dwelling from which the farm is managed
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Also called: farmhouse loaf. a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top
Etymology
Origin of farmhouse
Example Sentences
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Martin lived on his own at the semi-derelict farmhouse near Wisbech, on the Norfolk/Cambridgeshire border, at the time of the fatal shooting.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
He and his fourth wife, Argentine-born Luciana Pedraza, 40 years his junior, lived in a nearly 300-year-old farmhouse.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
The Lescoulies’ cows were in Venice; a Mr. Martin kept his on Primrose Avenue in Hollywood, where the early farmhouse was lately priced at about $2 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Alma is one of four girls of different generations whose stories, spread out over a century, unfold in and around a farmhouse in the northeastern part of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
Inside the farmhouse, a dog was barking and scraping at the front door.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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