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Definition of Backyards
1. backyard [n] - See also: backyard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backyards
Literary usage of Backyards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"Instead, they wandered through the backyards and hedgerows, moving parallel to
the paths at a very slow pace. Riley picked the way with care, pausing every ..."
2. Our Cities Awake: Notes on Municipal Activities and Administration by Morris Llewellyn Cooke (1918)
"In Dayton, Ohio, John H. Patterson secured splendid results by offering prizes
for the greatest improvement in backyards as shown by photographs taken ..."
3. The Lancet (1898)
"... such a neighbourhood should be free from any conspicuous sanitary defects.
In the backyards or gardens there are water- closets situated by the side of ..."
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