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ˈhome place U.S. [home n.1 15 a.] The place or piece of ground where one's home is situated.
1736in N.H. Probate Rec. II. 625, I give & bequeath..my Dwelling and Devise to my Son..all my land..Known by the name of my home place. 1885Weekly New Mexican 12 Feb. 4/3 They are connecting D.D.'s outlying ranches with the home place. 1931Amer. Speech VII. 93 Home⁓place, the part of a farm on which the house and out-buildings are located. 1946G. Foreman Last Trek of Indians 91 They continued in their attachment to the old home place. 1973Amer. Folklore Newslet. Spring 2/2, I enjoy going back to the old home place, now deserted, and the double-log cabin falling into decay. |