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steading

SaySTED-ing/ˈstɛdɪŋ/

Pluralsteadings

2 meanings of steading

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A farmhouse and the barns and other buildings around it.

    The old steading had a stone house, two barns, and a sheep shed.

    From the hill we could see three small steadings, each with its own barn.

    Similarfarmstead, farm, homestead

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  2. 2
    verbobsolete
    Present participle and gerund of stead. Use it after is or was, or to talk about the action itself.
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Origin

It comes from Middle English steding, meaning "place, farm", from an Old English word for "place".