Pronunciations
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/ˈbɑɹnˌjɑɹd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
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It has a coat of stiff hairs rather than the soft fleece of the barnyard animal, and it is much more agile.
Adjective
Vulgar; scatological.
Usage- Figurative
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Henderson too barnyard for Casa Loma, so they are rejecting further arrangements by him.
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The bad part was that Thor and Chief, with their vivid and clever imaginations, had made up a whole cast of characters, some of them with very barnyard names, and soap-opera lives.
They’ve come to be called "snout" houses, a label that sounds more barnyard than city street and, in any event, certainly doesn’t sound pretty.
Of food or drink, having an earthy flavor.
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Mr. Oliver, the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, has a quirky way of describing his creations. He refers to the more complex ones as “a little bit barnyard,” “having a funky nose” or “like a good sourdough bread.”
Cheeses made from goat’s milk tend to have a more barnyard and tangy taste than cow’s milk.
Noun
a yard adjoining a barn
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