farmyard

[ fahrm-yahrd ]

noun

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

farmyard

/ ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd /

noun

1. 1. an area surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings
   2. ( as modifier )

      farmyard animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of farmyard¹

First recorded in 1740–50; farm + yard ²

Example Sentences

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

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So he found himself shortly in the carriage-house, from which everything on wheels had been run outside into the farmyard.

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Farmyard cats—cats that knew the difference between chickens, ducklings, mice, and rats.

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

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Can you believe that I once had a well-deserved reputation in several nurseries as a farmyard imitator?

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