farmhouse

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See also: farm house and farm-house

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From farm +‎ house.

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farmhouse (plural farmhouses)

  1. A house (usually the main house) on a farm; thus:
    1. (traditionally and archetypally) A farmer's residence.
    2. A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.
      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.

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