Definition of barnyardy
: characteristic of or suggesting a barnyard especially in aroma … wines with distinctively leathery, earthy, or even barnyardy aromas and flavors … — Randal Caparoso, Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii), 8 May 2002
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First Known Use of barnyardy
1986
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