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

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How to use farmyard in a sentence

  • Straight on he galloped, through the gardens and the farmyards as well as the open fields.

    Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
  • From the time of their arrival in May until they leave us in August, Kingbirds are much in evidence in farmyards and orchards.

    Bird Guide: Land Birds East of the Rockies | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed
  • From the time of their arrival Kingbirds are much in evidence about farmyards and orchards.

    Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher
  • The smoke of the engines did not obscure the sky, nor were farmyards burnt up by the fire thrown from the locomotives.

    Lives of the Engineers | Samuel Smiles
  • The cattle huddled together in the farmyards and the fowls shrank into their feathers.

    The Story Of Waitstill Baxter | By Kate Douglas Wiggin

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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