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[ noun ] a yard adjoining a barn

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The events of the last quarter of an hour , mysterious to any bird accustomed only to the predictable life of coop and barnyard , had overcome the doctor 's hen and she gave_out a series of cackly wails , perhaps mourning her nest , but briefly enjoyed .

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yard

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