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Meaning of greenyard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An enclosure covered with turf or grass.
    UK
  2. A pound used for the reception of stray animals.
    UK
  3. A yard designed for training hounds.

Examples

“Enclosed by a high wall, the site included a greenyard for holding stray cattle, later used as a stoneyard, and there was also a stone-faced brick watch-box.”
“To save a good deal of this pulling and hauling about, the couples may first be put on them in the green-yard, for an hour or two in the morning and afternoon; but they must never be left for a moment out of the feeder’s or huntsman’s sight, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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