Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowyard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-yard
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosure for cows close by the farm buildings.

Example Sentences

"On entering the palace we were shown into a cowyard without a tree in it, or any shade; and no one was allowed to sell us food until a present of friendship was paid, after which the hongo would be discussed."
"Behind a cowyard of shattered stone pavement and cracked mud stood the farm itself, and around it extended the fields belonging thereto."
"There were no pigeons in the pigeon-house, and nothing but jack-daws; and so, after she had burned the beam, and the door-frame and the floor, she ran into the cowyard, through the small field, and fainted behind several pitchers of yeast."

Etymology

From cow + yard.

Inflected Forms

cowyards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

barnyard pigyard swineyard sheepyard henyard horse-yard paddock pasture

Questions

What does cowyard mean?: An enclosure for cows close by the farm buildings.
Where does cowyard come from?: From cow + yard.

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