dooryard

noun

door·​yard ˈdȯr-ˌyärd How to pronounce dooryard (audio)
: a yard next to the door of a house

Examples of dooryard in a Sentence

flowers blooming in the dooryard
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But on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Volunteers tend to the home's dooryard gardens, which offered sustenance and herbs for home remedies or dyes for clothing during Colonial times. Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 13 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1764, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dooryard was circa 1764

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“Dooryard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dooryard. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dooryard

noun
door·​yard -ˌyärd How to pronounce dooryard (audio)
: a yard right outside the door of a house

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