A dated British term for a field immediately adjacent to the owner's dwelling, often used as kitchen garden or close pastureland. The word has a quiet, pastoral register placing it firmly in an older rural England context. Seldom used in contemporary speech; most likely to appear in historical, agricultural, or literary discussions.
He kept a few chickens and a vegetable patch in the homefield behind the farmhouse.
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(UK, dated) A field adjacent to its owner's home.
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