"kailyard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kailyards [plural]
Etymology: From kail + yard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|kail|yard}} kail + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} kailyard (plural kailyards)
  1. (Scotland) A kitchen garden. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-kailyard-en-noun-3QiFh~zV Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  2. A late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century school of writing, set in small Scottish towns, a notable example being J. M Barrie's A Small Minister
    Sense id: en-kailyard-en-noun-xQqUpzmt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kailyaird, kaleyard Derived forms: kailyarder, kailyardism, Kailyard school

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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