Meanings
plural farmyards · alternative archaic farm-yard
- agricultureThe area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.
The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping.
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 241 more example
"Where's Kipper?" I asked, and was surprised to note that Bobbie was dancing round the room on the tips of her toes uttering animal cries, apparently ecstatic in their nature. "Reggie?" she said, suspending the farmyard imitations for a moment.
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XIX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLCSynonyms: barnyard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.
Origin
Translations
Czech dvůr
- dvůrTranslations
French basse-cour
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German Hof, Hofraum
- HofTranslations
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Polish podwórko, podwórze
- podwórkoTranslations
- podwórzeTranslations
- obejścieTranslations
- wiejskie podwórzeTranslations
Cite this entry
farmyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmyard
“farmyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farmyard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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