chookyard

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noun

A chicken run.

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Meanings

nounchookyard (plural chookyards)

plural chookyards

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandA chicken run.

    I walked over to the chookyard, where my dad's voice had come from.

    2013, Yasar Duyal -, Paper Clips, →ISBN, page 141
    2 more examples

    The chooks ran free in the paddock behind the chookyard, where the house cow also grazed.

    2002, Susan Hawthorne, Wild Politics: Feminism, Globalisation, Bio/diversity, →ISBN, page 177

    Oblivious to the scorching heat and rising wind she turned her tear-stained face towards the pigsty and chookyard, setting off at yet another frenzied pace.

    2018, The Outback: Anthology of Short Stories, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chicken run

Origin

From chook + yard.

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APA

chookyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookyard

MLA

“chookyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookyard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chookyard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chookyard.

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