steading
Americannoun
noun
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a farmstead
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the outbuildings of a farm
Etymology
Origin of steading
1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots); see stead, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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When he had done, he left the place and turned back to his steading in the hills.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
They would have rolled him in the dust and torn him there by his own steading if the swineherd had not sprung up and flung his leather down, making a beeline for the open.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
She appeared to Ulysses in the steading of Eumœus, the swineherd, as a “woman tall and fair, and skilful in splendid handiwork.”
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
He hopes to get a steading that will one day become a town site.
From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey
None could go up the dale with horse or hound, because it was straightway slain, and it was no easy task to get servants to remain at the steading.
From The Book of Romance by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)
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