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farmhouse

noun

  1. main residential building on a farm
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɑːmhaus/

noun

Etymology: From farm + house.

  1. A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:

    No farm-house goes on well without there is a Nis in it, and well is it for the maids and the men when they are in favour with him.

  2. A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:

    Since the farm's redevelopment into mixed commercial and residential space, the farmhouse has served as a community center.

    The couple live in a renovated farmhouse that was once the hub of a 300-acre farm.