Onstead

Onstead
Onstead On"stead, n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.] A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Grose. --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]

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  • onstead — Steading Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • onstead — on·stead …   English syllables

  • onstead —  a single farm house. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • onstead — ˈänzˌted, nˌst , tə̇d, stə̇d noun Etymology: on + stead, n. Scotland : a farmhouse with its outbuildings …   Useful english dictionary

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  • farm offices — Steading Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • farmery — Steading Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • farmstead — Steading Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steading — Stead ing (st[e^]d [i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle yards, etc., of a farm; called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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