farmyard

[ fahrm-yahrd ]

noun
  1. a yard or enclosure surrounded by or connected with farm buildings.

Origin of farmyard

1
First recorded in 1740–50; farm + yard2

Words Nearby farmyard

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How to use farmyard in a sentence

  • "You had better plan to reach the farmyard at nine o'clock sharp," Jimmy Rabbit advised him.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • So he found himself shortly in the carriage-house, from which everything on wheels had been run outside into the farmyard.

    The Tale of Buster Bumblebee | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • farmyard cats—cats that knew the difference between chickens, ducklings, mice, and rats.

  • Rhoda nodded round to all the citizens of the farmyard; and so eased her heart of its laughing bubbles.

    Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
  • Can you believe that I once had a well-deserved reputation in several nurseries as a farmyard imitator?

    The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for farmyard

farmyard

/ (ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd) /


noun
    • an area surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings

    • (as modifier): farmyard animals

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