yardroom

UK/ˈjɑːdˌɹʊm/US/ˈjɑɹdˌɹum/

yardroom noun: room (space) in a yard (such as a barnyard or rail yard): room (for movement, exercise, storage, etc.) supplied by a yard.

Noun

yardroom (uncountable)

(dated, uncommon) Room (space) in a yard (such as a barnyard or rail yard): room (for movement, exercise, storage, etc.) supplied by a yard.
- There should be appended to the hoghouse an open yard for straw, litter, weeds, &c., which the hogs, during summer, will work into manure, and into which the dung is thrown from the pen. Hogs are subject to various diseases, particularly if shut up in a close pen during the time of fattening, which...1844, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the Garden. Originally Published in the Cultivator; Selected and...
- A comparatively small house will meet the requirements of a flock large enough to supply the family table and it is not really necessary to provide any yardroom whatever. Most poultry keepers prefer to have at least a small outdoor yard for the birds when possible, particularly if they are to be...1902, “Chapter 1: Advantages in Back-Yard Poultry Keeping and How to Start. Back-Yard Poultry Keepers Produce Eggs at a Cost of Half or Less Than Half the Average Retail Price and There Is Room for a...

Prevention is here easier than cure; and many farmers prefer giving their hogs yardroom where they can root in the earth, which is deemed a preventive.1844, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the...
A comparatively small house will meet the requirements of a flock large enough to supply the family table and it is not really necessary to provide any yardroom whatever.1902, “Chapter 1: Advantages in Back-Yard Poultry Keeping and How to Start. Back-Yard Poultry Keepers Produce Eggs at a Cost of Half or...
The respondents sought to prove the appellant company could have borrowed yardroom from other railroad companies in St.1905, “Houts v. St. Louis Transit Co.”, in The Southwestern Reporter, volume 84, page 161:

From yard + room.

What does yardroom mean?: Yardroom means room (space) in a yard (such as a barnyard or rail yard): room (for movement, exercise, storage, etc.) supplied by a yard.
How do you use yardroom in a sentence?: Prevention is here easier than cure; and many farmers prefer giving their hogs yardroom where they can root in the earth, which is deemed a preventive.
What part of speech is yardroom?: Yardroom is a noun.
How do you pronounce yardroom?: Yardroom is pronounced /ˈjɑːdˌɹʊm/ (UK).

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