farmhouse

[fahrm-hous]

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noun, plural farm·hous·es

[fahrm-hou-ziz] /ˈfɑrmˌhaʊ zɪz/.

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

Origin of farmhouse

First recorded in 1590–1600; farm + house

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Examples from the Web for farmhouse

Contemporary Examples

A local Kurdish farmer later took me to a border spot near his farmhouse.
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My sister found it in the back of one of the farmhouse closets.
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The $5 million property as described by the New York Times, has “rolling fields and a farmhouse once owned by a Vanderbilt.”
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Finally, after wandering for an uncertain amount of time, he comes upon his own farmhouse lane.
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So he was taken from his farmhouse and placed under arrest at a police facility, walled off from visitors and social media.
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Historical Examples

He went back to the farmhouse to tell Paul of his nephew's escape.
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The men from the farmhouse had meanwhile come down with ropes.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
We shall have to be near a farmhouse, so that we can get fresh butter, milk, and eggs.
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When we reached the farmhouse, I saw proofs of a loving conspiracy.
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He and a few picked men had been surprised in a farmhouse at breakfast.
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British Dictionary definitions for farmhouse

farmhouse

noun

a house attached to a farm, esp the dwelling from which the farm is managed
Also called: farmhouse loaf British a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top

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Word Origin and History for farmhouse

n.

1590s, from farm (n.) + house (n.).

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Examples from the Web for farmhouse

Contemporary Examples

A local Kurdish farmer later took me to a border spot near his farmhouse.

My sister found it in the back of one of the farmhouse closets.

The $5 million property as described by the New York Times, has “rolling fields and a farmhouse once owned by a Vanderbilt.”

Finally, after wandering for an uncertain amount of time, he comes upon his own farmhouse lane.

So he was taken from his farmhouse and placed under arrest at a police facility, walled off from visitors and social media.

Historical Examples

He went back to the farmhouse to tell Paul of his nephew's escape.

The men from the farmhouse had meanwhile come down with ropes.

We shall have to be near a farmhouse, so that we can get fresh butter, milk, and eggs.

When we reached the farmhouse, I saw proofs of a loving conspiracy.

He and a few picked men had been surprised in a farmhouse at breakfast.

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Word Origin and History for farmhouse

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Origin of farmhouse