"dooryard" meaning in All languages combined

See dooryard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dooryards [plural]
Etymology: From door + yard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|door|yard}} door + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} dooryard (plural dooryards)
  1. (Vermont, Maine, Atlantic Canada) the yard near the front or back door of a house Tags: Atlantic-Canada, Maine Related terms: backyard, front yard, barnyard, farmyard, ambit, curtilage

Inflected forms

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