horse-yard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Australia) A fenced enclosure or pen for horses.
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.
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 […]
1901, E. W. Hornung, chapter 4, in The Shadow of a Man, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horse-yards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
stable · cowyard · paddock · henyard · pigyard · pasture · horsebarn · sheepyard · swineyard
Hypernyms
enclosure · yard · place · area