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foreyard.

A yard in front; front yard

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A yard in front; front yard

Where this word comes from

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

noun
  1. A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- English yard English foreyard From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).

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