homesteading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of appropriation of an unowned, scarce means, thereby gaining ownership of it; initial possession.
  2. A lifestyle of self-sufficiency.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of homestead

Word forms

homesteading

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