barnyard

[bahrn-yahrd]

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noun

Also called barnlot. a yard next to or surrounding a barn.

adjective

of, relating to, or typical of a barnyard: barnyard noises; simple paintings of barnyard life.
indecent; smutty; vulgar: His barnyard humor made us all blush.

Origin of barnyard

First recorded in 1505–15; barn¹ + yard²

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Examples from the Web for barnyard

Contemporary Examples

This isn't a comic, it's a Beckett play with barnyard animals.
Less is Moo: The Genius of Gary Larson
Tom Doran
March 22, 2013
When I went into the barnyard,” he explained later during an interview, “I never saw a chicken leading a group of turkeys.
Rahm and Race in Chicago
Dirk Johnson
January 4, 2011
On Tuesday morning, Chanel went where Chanel has never gone before: to the barnyard.
The Best of Paris Fashion Week
Isabel Wilkinson
October 7, 2009

Historical Examples

The little house was bustling; a dozen automobiles were parked in the barnyard.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
It was as if their barnyard well had burst into a mighty, high-shooting geyser.
Dust
Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
But when he saw her at the barnyard gate, he was again in the dark as to her motive.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties
Charles Major
In our barnyard no family is more respected than that of the ducks.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)
Various
"We are not the first, after all," said the preacher as he saw the number of conveyances in and about the barnyard.
Patchwork
Anna Balmer Myers

British Dictionary definitions for barnyard

barnyard

noun

a yard adjoining a barn, in which farm animals are kept
(modifier) belonging to or characteristic of a barnyard
(modifier) crude or earthybarnyard humour

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Word Origin and History for barnyard

n.

1510s, from barn + yard (n.1). Figurative of coarse or uncivilized behavior from 1920.

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Examples from the Web for barnyard

Contemporary Examples

This isn't a comic, it's a Beckett play with barnyard animals.

When I went into the barnyard,” he explained later during an interview, “I never saw a chicken leading a group of turkeys.

On Tuesday morning, Chanel went where Chanel has never gone before: to the barnyard.

Historical Examples

The little house was bustling; a dozen automobiles were parked in the barnyard.

It was as if their barnyard well had burst into a mighty, high-shooting geyser.

But when he saw her at the barnyard gate, he was again in the dark as to her motive.

In our barnyard no family is more respected than that of the ducks.

"We are not the first, after all," said the preacher as he saw the number of conveyances in and about the barnyard.

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Word Origin and History for barnyard

n.

Origin of barnyard