Dooryard

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    the yard near the front or back door of a house Atlantic-Canada, Maine

    "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, […]"

  2. 2
    a yard outside the front or rear door of a house wordnet

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"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, […]"

Etymology

From door + yard.

Related phrases

back doorfront door

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