steading

American  

[sted-ing] / ˈstɛd ɪŋ /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a farm, especially its buildings.

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steading British  

/ ˈstɛdɪŋ /

noun

1. a farmstead

2. the outbuildings of a farm

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Etymology

Origin of steading

1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots); see stead, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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

On farms of larger size and on dairy farms special needs must be taken into account, while in all cases the local methods of farming must influence the grouping and arrangement of the steading.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

And all alone sat Archie, by the kitchen table, writing a letter home by the light of candles made on the steading.

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

Having used precautions against their lodgment in the new steading, under the floors, and on the tops of the party walls, they were effectually banished from the farm.

From Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various