Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horse-yard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: horse--yard
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fenced enclosure or pen for horses.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"But it was some minutes before he proceeded beyond the horse-yard; indeed, he loitered there, though the jackeroo had the night-horse ready saddled […]"
"1914, Edward S. Sorenson, The Squatter King: A Romance of Bush Life, Sydney: The Catholic Press, Chapter 3, Outside the horse-yard, looking through the rails at half a dozen horses, and meditatively stroking his abundant beard, stood Captain Bryne, a well-conditioned man of 50, in a grey alpaca coat and white helmet."

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

horse-yards (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

barnyard pigyard swineyard sheepyard cowyard henyard paddock pasture

Questions

What does horse-yard mean?: A fenced enclosure or pen for horses.

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