barnyard

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noun barn·yard \-ˌyärd\

Definition of barnyard

: a usually fenced area adjoining a barn

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Recent Examples of barnyard from the Web

Second Saturday Farmer All ages can learn to be a farmer at this relaxed two hours of animal feeding and farm chores, including planting a garden and a scavenger hunt through the barnyard and farm museum.

— Washington Post, "Montgomery County community calendar July 6-13, 2017," 5 July 2017
In peak season, the park is buzzing with craftspeople engaged in their routines, barnyard animals roaming about, and live folk music and dancing.

— rick steves, miamiherald, "Time traveling at Europe’s open-air museums," 30 June 2017
The approximate order of flavors goes something like this: bourbon, oak, peach, slight tannic herbaceousness, a wisp of barnyard funk (from the Brettanomyces yeast, most likely) and a long tart finish that's thankfully not too tart.

— josh noel, chicagotribune.com, "Marron Peche, a limited-release Like Minds beer you'll want to try before it's gone," 2 June 2017
The stench is meant to evoke filth, gangrene and the barnyard, Gibbons Backus said.

— jonathan hunley, Washington Post, "Civil War hospital at Ben Lomond adds realistic audio to multisensory experience," 28 May 2017
Standouts include chic furniture pieces made out of barnyard wood.

— nancy ngo, Twin Cities, "Where to shop when roaming in Buffalo, Minn.," 21 May 2017
Check out the farm animals at the adjoining barnyard while there.

— nancy ngo, Twin Cities, "To help your garden grow, dig into our greenhouse guide," 17 May 2017
Its full-time inhabitants — the chickens, goats, sheep and pigs cared for by Pleasant Hill 4-H club members — do their barnyard thing, eating and basking in the sun.

— jennifer modenessi, The Mercury News, "Walnut Creek’s Borges Ranch a journey back in time," 17 May 2017
In peak season, the park is buzzing with craftspeople engaged in their routines, barnyard animals roaming about, and live folk music and dancing.

— rick steves' europe, The Seattle Times, "Time-traveling at Europe’s open-air museums," 16 May 2017

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First Known Use of barnyard

14th century

barnyard

adjective barn·yard

Definition of barnyard

: smutty, earthy, scatological barnyard humor

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Examples of barnyard in a Sentence

goats, pigs, and other barnyard animals

Recent Examples of barnyard from the Web

Remlinger Farms Country Fair Fun Park ONGOING Barnyard animals, pony rides, steam train, kiddie rides, entertainment, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 32610 N.E. 32nd St., Carnation; $12.76-$14.94 (425-333-4135 or remlingerfarms.com/index.htm).

— madeline mckenzie, The Seattle Times, "Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more," 22 June 2017