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Southern Oregon Vineyards
Oregon wines, rich in taste and tradition. Award winning wines
www.visitmedford.org

vine⋅yard

  [vin-yerd]
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–noun
1. a plantation of grapevines, esp. one producing grapes for winemaking.
2. a sphere of activity, esp. on a high spiritual plane.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (see vine, yard 2 ); r. win(e)yard, OE wīngeard
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Southern Oregon Vineyards
Oregon wines, rich in taste and tradition. Award winning wines
www.visitmedford.org
vine·yard   (vĭn'yərd)   
n.  

  1. Ground planted with cultivated grapevines.

  2. A sphere of spiritual, mental, or physical endeavor.

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Word Origin & History

vineyard 
c.1300, replacing O.E. wingeard, from vine + yard. Cf. Ger. weingarten.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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