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steading

noun
stead·​ing | \ ˈste-dᵊn How to pronounce steading (audio) , ˈstÄ“-, -diÅ‹\

Definition of steading

1 : a small farm
2 chiefly Scotland : the service buildings or area of a farm

First Known Use of steading

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for steading

Middle English steding, from stede place, farm

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