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barnyard

[ bahrn-yahrd ]

noun

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


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or typical of a barnyard:

    barnyard noises; simple paintings of barnyard life.

  2. indecent; smutty; vulgar:

    His barnyard humor made us all blush.

barnyard

/ ˈɑːˌɑː /

noun

  1. a yard adjoining a barn, in which farm animals are kept
  2. modifier belonging to or characteristic of a barnyard
  3. modifier crude or earthy

    barnyard humour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of barnyard1

First recorded in 1505–15; barn 1 + yard 2
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Speaking from the stage at a 1995 concert in Memphis, Jackson described her music as “anywhere from a barnyard disaster to classical.”

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Trouble and the rest of the herd spent their days roaming three canyons and being tended to by staff in the animal barnyard.

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But there is real risk in our own backyards — and barnyards.

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The labels will also include the prefix “cell-cultured” to distinguish the meat from conventional barnyard fare.

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“She had a favorite barnyard toy that she played with … she likes to care for things; she likes to grow things. So yeah: She’s a natural farmer, I guess,” Benoy says.

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