Dooryard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dooryard is a noun meaning (Vermont, Maine, Atlantic Canada) the yard near the front or back door of a house.
Meaning
(Vermont, Maine, Atlantic Canada) the yard near the front or back door of a house.
Example Sentences
In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash’d palings, / Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, […]
"You're soft, Jane," said Miranda once; "you allers was soft, and you allers will be. If 't wa'n't for me keeping you stiffened up, I b'lieve you 'd leak out o' the house into the dooryard."
Word Forms
- dooryards
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backyard, yard, foreyard, garden, yardarm, headyard.
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