Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A farm-house and offices—that is, barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. The barns, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also
onstead ,farmstead ,farm offices , orfarmery .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a farm-house and offices such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a
farmstead ; ahomestead , anonstead , anestate - verb Present participle of
stead .
Etymologies
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Examples
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On t 'other side frae our steading were a cove that fowks called Janet's Cove.
More Tales of the Ridings Frederic William Moorman 1895
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He is holding steading becasue most American people are very tried of the Repubicans party.
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Another upside down and over the dyke into the steading — and dead.
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Yes, the job numbers are irratic, but Obama IS doing something right or the job loss numbers would not be steading out.
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Deep night lay over the three small buildings of the last steading of the Waegmundings.
Saving Beowulf Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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How would that put a person in good steading with those who decry out for common sense governencing?
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How would that put a person in good steading with those who decry out for common sense governencing?
Dylan Brody: In Defensity of Sarah Palin Dylan Brody 2010
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Deep night lay over the three small buildings of the last steading of the Waegmundings.
Archive 2008-06-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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I'm thinking voters see Bill Clinton placing a steading hand on Hillary's shoulder.
Poll: Most Think Bill Would Be Asset To President Hillary 2009
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We need be idea-steading, not putting ourselves adrift at sea.
Patri Friedman on Seasteading, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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