chookyard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From chook + yard.
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand) A chicken run.
The chooks ran free in the paddock behind the chookyard, where the house cow also grazed.
2002, Susan Hawthorne, Wild Politics: Feminism, Globalisation, Bio/diversity, →ISBN, page 177:I walked over to the chookyard, where my dad's voice had come from.
2013, Yasar Duyal -, Paper Clips, →ISBN, page 141:Oblivious to the scorching heat and rising wind she turned her tear-stained face towards the pigsty and chookyard, setting off at yet another frenzied pace.
2018, The Outback: Anthology of Short Stories, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chookyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |