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barn⋅yard

[bahrn-yahrd]
–noun
1. Also called barnlot. a yard next to or surrounding a barn.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or typical of a barnyard: barnyard noises; simple paintings of barnyard life.
3. indecent; smutty; vulgar: His barnyard humor made us all blush.

Origin:
1505–15; barn 1 + yard 2
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barn·yard   (bärn'yärd')   
n.  The area surrounding a barn, often enclosed by a fence.
adj.  Smutty; earthy: barnyard humor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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