| 单词 | homestead |
| 释义 | homestead /hohm"sted, -stid/, n. 1. a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt. 2. any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home. 3. a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act. 4. a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program. v.t. 5. to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley. v.i. 6. to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago. [bef. 1000; OE hamstede (not found in ME). See HOME, STEAD] |
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