Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenyard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: green-yard
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosure covered with turf or grass.

British usage

noun

An enclosure covered with turf or grass.

Example Sentences

"Enclosed by a high wall, the site included a greenyard for holding stray cattle, later used as a stoneyard, and there was also a stone-faced brick watch-box."
"To save a good deal of this pulling and hauling about, the couples may first be put on them in the green-yard, for an hour or two in the morning and afternoon; but they must never be left for a moment out of the feeder’s or huntsman’s sight, […]"

Etymology

From green + yard.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

greenyards (plural) green-yard (alternative) green yard (alternative)

Questions

What does greenyard mean?: An enclosure covered with turf or grass.
Where does greenyard come from?: From green + yard.

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