Onstead \On"stead\, n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.] A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Grose. --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]
Steading \Stead"ing\ (st[e^]d"[i^]ng), n. The barns, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]