dooryard

[ dawr-yahrd, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌyɑrd, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

a yard in front of the door of a house.

Origin of dooryard

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; door + yard²

Words nearby dooryard

doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door, doorway, doorwoman, dooryard, doosra, do out, do out of, doover, doo-wop

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Example sentences from the Web for dooryard

"You may call it that," retorted the elder man with a fleeting smile as Kirkwood slipped inside the dooryard.
The Black Bag|Louis Joseph Vance
The dooryard blazed with red flowers, and the well-kept lawn was lined by earth beds spangled with blooms in colors beyond count.
Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany|Horace Porter
This one we called out among some rose bushes in the dooryard.
With Fire and Sword|Samuel H. M. Byers
By this time the Indian rider was close to the dooryard, and Dan walked outside to meet him.
For the Liberty of Texas|Edward Stratemeyer

It reminds me a little of the story of a rich man down in Lexington who put a cast iron buck in his dooryard.
A Man for the Ages|Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for dooryard

dooryard

/ (ˈdɔːˌjɑːd) /

noun

US and Canadian a yard in front of the front or back door of a house

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单词	dooryard
释义	dooryard [ dawr-yahrd, dohr- ] / ˈdɔrˌyɑrd, ˈdoʊr- / noun a yard in front of the door of a house. Origin of dooryard An Americanism dating back to 1755–65; door + yard² Words nearby dooryard doorstone, doorstop, door-to-door, doorway, doorwoman, dooryard, doosra, do out, do out of, doover, doo-wop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dooryard "You may call it that," retorted the elder man with a fleeting smile as Kirkwood slipped inside the dooryard. The Black Bag\|Louis Joseph Vance The dooryard blazed with red flowers, and the well-kept lawn was lined by earth beds spangled with blooms in colors beyond count. Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany\|Horace Porter This one we called out among some rose bushes in the dooryard. With Fire and Sword\|Samuel H. M. Byers By this time the Indian rider was close to the dooryard, and Dan walked outside to meet him. For the Liberty of Texas\|Edward Stratemeyer It reminds me a little of the story of a rich man down in Lexington who put a cast iron buck in his dooryard. A Man for the Ages\|Irving Bacheller British Dictionary definitions for dooryard dooryard / (ˈdɔːˌjɑːd) / noun US and Canadian a yard in front of the front or back door of a house 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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