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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead..
All in the village was peace; the men were intent on their labors, / Busy with hewing and building, with garden-plot and with merestead, […]
Use merestead when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Merestead means (obsolete) The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
All in the village was peace; the men were intent on their labors, / Busy with hewing and building, with garden-plot and with merestead, […]
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