farm house

See also: farm-house and farmhouse

English

Noun

farm house (plural farm houses)

1. Alternative form of farmhouse
   • 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XVIII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 225–226:

     I call it a very fine country—the hills are steep, the woods seem full of fine timber, and the valley looks comfortable and snug—with rich meadows and several peat farm houses scattered here and there.

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Country of the Quadlings”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 248:

     The Monkeys had set them down near a farm house, and the four travellers walked up to it and knocked at the door.