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Hous-stede, -stead, n. Also: housted, housteid, hous-sted; husted. Also plur. without inflexion. [e.m.E. housted (a 1687), OE. hús-stede.] The site of a house. — 1467 Ayr B. Ct. 21 Apr.
The mylsteid of the Lochmylburne, ... the housteid & al odir rychtwis pertenentis 1470 Peebles B. Rec. 165.
A housted of xviij fut of lenth and xv of bred 1480 Rec. Earld. Orkney 331.
A toft and the grund of a hous stede 1633 Acts V. 146/2.
The towne and landis of Revell with the saltcott, sandfluires, and hous stead thairof 1662 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 230.
With twa hous sted in the fute of the clois
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