farmery

American  

[fahr-muh-ree] / ˈfɑr mə ri /

noun

Chiefly British.

• farmeries
  plural

1. the buildings, yards, etc., of a farm.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• farmeries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of farmery

First recorded in 1650–60; farm + -ery

Example Sentences

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farmery farmeries

The Prior stood fast in great wonder, his heart leaping for joy; yet he could not cross the little piece of grass that lay between the cloister and the farmery door.

From Gathering of Brother Hilarius by Fairless, Michael

A week later he chanced on Hilarius sitting on a bench under the south wall of the farmery cloister. 

From Gathering of Brother Hilarius by Fairless, Michael

The driver of the wagon was a brisk, smart-looking farmery individual.

From Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent by Chapman, Allen

The farmery, or infirmary, where sick monks were nursed during illness, was a separate building, having its own kitchen, refectory, and chapel.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Of the Early English infirmary or "farmery" traces remain near the Bishop's Palace.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

We cannot enumerate all the beauties and objects of interest that line the road: every valley opens a pleasant view, every hill is covered with handsome houses, comfortable farmeries or superb trees.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various

A partitioned room will accommodate either a summer or a winter dairy, if not otherwise provided, and a multitude of conveniences may be made of it in all well arranged farmeries.

From Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings by Allen, Lewis Falley