barnyard

[ bahrn-yahrd ]
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noun
  1. Also called barnlot. a yard next to or surrounding a barn.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or typical of a barnyard: barnyard noises; simple paintings of barnyard life.

  2. indecent; smutty; vulgar: His barnyard humor made us all blush.

Origin of barnyard

1
First recorded in 1505–15; barn1 + yard2

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British Dictionary definitions for barnyard

barnyard

/ (ˈbɑːnˌjɑːd) /


noun
  1. a yard adjoining a barn, in which farm animals are kept

  2. (modifier) belonging to or characteristic of a barnyard

  1. (modifier) crude or earthy: barnyard humour

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