dooryard

[ dawr-yahrd, dohr- ]

noun

1. a yard in front of the door of a house.

dooryard

/ ˈdɔːˌjɑːd /

noun

1. a yard in front of the front or back door of a house

Word History and Origins

Origin of dooryard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; door + yard ²

Example Sentences

If we find him there as Rutter said, you can gamble that trouble has camped in our dooryard for a lengthy stay.

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The dooryard was covered with a heavy sod and the ancient flower beds had run wild with weeds.

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But Brindle tarried behind and foraged for her supper by nibbling the grass from the overgrown dooryard.

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In what once had been the dooryard there were a few straggling clumps of bushes, and thistles and burdocks grew in rank profusion.

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Then came the German irises, like soldiers on parade, around the pool, and the bright lemon lilies in the shady dooryard.

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