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backyard

[ bak-yahrd ]

noun

  1. the portion of a lot or building site behind a house, structure, or the like, sometimes fenced, walled, etc.
  2. a familiar or nearby area; neighborhood.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of backyard1

First recorded in 1650–60; back 1 + yard 2
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“Everything is so alive,” Burke says of their no-budget process, “the electricity of getting in there and finding these magical moments,” ones that remind them of their origins, making movies in the backyard.

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The same goes for pigs — a single case was found among five backyard pigs in October in a non-commercial operation where swine mixed with poultry and other livestock.

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I was trying to figure out some landscaping in the backyard and I couldn’t picture it.

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“It was just like sitting in your backyard, talking baseball,” Voelkel said of Roberts’ interaction with the players.

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Police soon began receiving 911 calls from neighbors who spotted the suspects trying to hide in backyards.

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