homesteading

[ hohm-sted-ing ]

/ ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ɪŋ /

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noun

an act or instance of establishing a homestead.

Also called homesteading program, urban homesteading. a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified number of years.

Origin of homesteading

1890–95, for earlier sense “homestead”; homestead + -ing¹

Words nearby homesteading

home stand, homestay, homestead, Homestead Act, homesteader, homesteading, homestead law, home straight, homestretch, home study, homestyle

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Example sentences from the Web for homesteading

And as cruel as the homesteading existence can be, city life is worse.
American Dreams: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather|Nathaniel Rich|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And who epitomizes the homesteading patriarch better than John Wayne?
The Secret of Don Draper's Sex Appeal|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|July 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Good; but your homesteading lumberman now watched his chance for a high wind away from his claim.
Through Our Unknown Southwest|Agnes C. Laut
Oddly enough, we had never questioned the impulse which led two young city girls to go alone into unsettled land, homesteading.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl

Nothing strikes my fancy so much as homesteading—which I think you meant.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
And now they are homesteading, trying to get hold of land as fast as they can.
Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl
I'll even try to tolerate that club-footed cowboy's brass in homesteading a ranch right under my nose.
The Mysterious Rider|Zane Grey

British Dictionary definitions for homesteading

homesteading

/ (ˈhəʊmˌstɛdɪŋ) /

noun (in Britain)

a scheme whereby council tenants are enabled to buy derelict property from the council and renovate it with the aid of Government grants
(as modifier)a homesteading scheme

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单词	homesteading
释义	homesteading [ hohm-sted-ing ] / ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homesteading ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of establishing a homestead. Also called homesteading program, urban homesteading. a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified number of years. Origin of homesteading 1890–95, for earlier sense “homestead”; homestead + -ing¹ Words nearby homesteading home stand, homestay, homestead, Homestead Act, homesteader, homesteading, homestead law, home straight, homestretch, home study, homestyle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homesteading And as cruel as the homesteading existence can be, city life is worse. American Dreams: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather\|Nathaniel Rich\|February 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And who epitomizes the homesteading patriarch better than John Wayne? The Secret of Don Draper's Sex Appeal\|Natasha Vargas-Cooper\|July 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Good; but your homesteading lumberman now watched his chance for a high wind away from his claim. Through Our Unknown Southwest\|Agnes C. Laut Oddly enough, we had never questioned the impulse which led two young city girls to go alone into unsettled land, homesteading. Land of the Burnt Thigh\|Edith Eudora Kohl Nothing strikes my fancy so much as homesteading—which I think you meant. The Homesteader\|Oscar Micheaux And now they are homesteading, trying to get hold of land as fast as they can. Land of the Burnt Thigh\|Edith Eudora Kohl I'll even try to tolerate that club-footed cowboy's brass in homesteading a ranch right under my nose. The Mysterious Rider\|Zane Grey British Dictionary definitions for homesteading homesteading / (ˈhəʊmˌstɛdɪŋ) / noun (in Britain) a scheme whereby council tenants are enabled to buy derelict property from the council and renovate it with the aid of Government grants (as modifier)a homesteading scheme Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to homesteading travel, exodus, migration, gardening, cultivation, culture, production, breeding, agriculture, grazing, ranching, plow, reap, tend, graze, sow, cultivate, operate, harvest, grow
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homesteading

noun

Origin of homesteading

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Example sentences from the Web for homesteading

British Dictionary definitions for homesteading

noun (in Britain)

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