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steading

[ sted-ing ]
/ ˈstɛd ɪŋ /
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noun Scot. and North England.
a farm, especially its buildings.
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Origin of steading

1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots); see stead, -ing1
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British Dictionary definitions for steading

steading
/ (ˈstɛdɪŋ) /

noun British
a farmstead
the outbuildings of a farm

Word Origin for steading

C15: from stead + -ing 1
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