farmyard

[ fahrm-yahrd ]

/ ˈfɑrmˌyɑrd /

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noun

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

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Origin of farmyard

First recorded in 1740–50; farm + yard²

Words nearby farmyard

farm team, farm-to-table, farm-toun, farmwoman, farmworker, farmyard, farnarkel, Farnborough, Farnese, farnesol, Farnham

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How to use farmyard in a sentence

"You had better plan to reach the farmyard at nine o'clock sharp," Jimmy Rabbit advised him.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee|Arthur Scott Bailey
So he found himself shortly in the carriage-house, from which everything on wheels had been run outside into the farmyard.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee|Arthur Scott Bailey
Farmyard cats—cats that knew the difference between chickens, ducklings, mice, and rats.
Our Cats and All About Them|Harrison Weir
Rhoda nodded round to all the citizens of the farmyard; and so eased her heart of its laughing bubbles.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith

Can you believe that I once had a well-deserved reputation in several nurseries as a farmyard imitator?
The Poison Belt|Arthur Conan Doyle

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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