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Farmsteading vs Farming - What's the difference?

farmsteading | farming |

As nouns the difference between farmsteading and farming

is that farmsteading is (scotland) a farmstead while farming is the business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.

As an adjective farming is

pertaining to the agricultural business.

As a verb farming is

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farmsteading

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) A farmstead.
  • * 1849 , Robert Ritchie, The Farm Engineer
    • Fig. 31 is a plan of an existing farmsteading .
  • * Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • All over the countryside, away to the rolling hills around Aldershot, the little red and grey roofs of the farm-steadings peeped out from amid the light green of the new foliage.

    farming

    English

    Noun

  • The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
  • * 1692 , John Quick, Synodicon in Gallia reformata
    • We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General.

    Derived terms

    * firestick farming

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to the agricultural business.
  • Raising livestock or fish.

    • Verb

    (head)

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