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yarding

yard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahrd]
    • /yɑrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yahrd]
    • /yɑrd/

Definitions of yarding word

  • noun yarding the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure. 1
  • noun yarding an enclosed area outdoors, often paved and surrounded by or adjacent to a building; court. 1
  • noun yarding an outdoor enclosure designed for the exercise of students, inmates, etc.: a prison yard. 1
  • noun yarding an outdoor space surrounded by a group of buildings, as on a college campus. 1
  • noun yarding a pen or other enclosure for livestock. 1
  • noun yarding an enclosure within which any work or business is carried on (often used in combination): navy yard; a brickyard. 1

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Origin of yarding

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English yerd, Old English geard enclosure; cognate with Dutch gaard garden, Old Norse garthr yard, Gothic gards house, Latin hortus garden, Old Irish gort field; akin to garden

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Parts of speech for Yarding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yarding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

yarding usage trend in Literature

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