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homestead

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.

A Yard she had with Pales enclos’d about, / Some high, some low, and a dry Ditch without. / Within this Homestead, liv’d without a Peer, / For crowing loud, the noble Chanticleer:
Origin: From , hemstede (attested in placenames), from , from . . Cognate with , hēmstede, , , Heimstätte, , Old .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(South Africa) A cluster of several houses occupied by an extended family.

It was an important-looking village, with a fine old church and large churchyard in the heart of it, and two or three large brick-and-stone homesteads, with well-walled orchards and ornamental weathercocks, standing close upon the road
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  • New angle; how JFK couldn't get the train to the family homestead in '63 because Ryan's grandad had shut the station.

    Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

The place that is one's home.

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  • Blaise Ingoglia floats 6-year ‘glide path’ to eliminate homestead property taxes

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • This bird is pretty reliably found on the DeLaurier Homestead trail. You can usually find it around the start of the boardwalk area at the red chair area, I've seen it nest in the trees around the chairs.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A South Florida teacher is accused of taping the mouth of one of his students shut after a disagreement, authorities said.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Black Lion Drum Set Package Get ready to play some epic tunes with our new novelty instrument! This bundle contains a decoration for your homestead and a recipe to unlock a craftable version; you can now create your own concert stage right at home! T... #GW2 #GuildWars2

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Guarding the Homestead 2007 #pirates #photography #fierce

    Bluesky· May 2026
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