farmyard
noun
farm·yard
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Definition of farmyard
: land around or enclosed by farm buildings
especially
: barnyard
Examples of farmyard in a Sentence
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Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner. — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘The Lion King’ leads in box office," 24 July 2019 Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner. — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘The Lion King’ leads in box office," 24 July 2019 Even a baby left to itself on the dungy farmyard ground, with cows mooching around, seems O.K. Hatidze, typically, welcomes these intruders and befriends the young. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "Does “The Lion King” Need C.G.I.?," 19 July 2019 Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner. — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘Toy Story 4’ open Friday," 20 June 2019 One recent morning, a man dropped by Mr. Mishurov’s farmyard office to cadge a bucket of corn for his hens. — James Marson, WSJ, "Struggling U.S. Farmers Worry About a Resurgent Russia," 23 Sep. 2018 The nonprofit organization helps people with developmental disabilities, and features a farmyard, petting area, bounce house, carousel, thrift shop, country store and bakery. — Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, "Lambs Farm car show awards 25 trophies," 22 May 2018 Start or end your day at the Magnolia Cafe & Bakery for a discounted farmyard rate. — Lake County News-Sun, "Calendar: Color yourself calm in North Chicago," 16 Apr. 2018 There is an extra edge of farmyard piquancy to these cheeses made from the milk of sheep, which flourish in harsher terrains, that has a way of cutting through sauces with an alluring rustic swagger. — Craig Laban, Philly.com, "Cheese of the Month: In praise of Pecorino Romano, a sheep's milk cheese with swagger," 19 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmyard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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farmyard
noun
farm·yard
| \ ˈfärm-ˌyärd
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Kids Definition of farmyard
: the yard around or enclosed by farm buildings