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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On entering David’s farmhouse, Leah received the shock of her life.
From Literature
He treks the gravel path behind the farmhouse to a small pasture tucked between rows of corn and soybeans.
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
The 17-acre island comes with a Victorian stone farmhouse that was inhabited until the 1970s but is now in "need of extensive renovation", according to Carter Jonas estate agents in Bangor.
From BBC
They left Marco and Pet, and started up a long, twisting driveway to a farmhouse overlooking the enclosures and buildings.
From Literature
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