Definition of Boneyard

1. Noun. (informal) A graveyard. ¹

2. Noun. (games) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down, as-yet-unused pieces. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boneyard

1. a junkyard [n -S] - See also: junkyard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boneyard

bones of skull
bones of superior limb
bones of upper extremity
bones of upper limb
bones of visceral cranium
bones up
boneset
bonesets
bonesetter
bonesetters
bonesetting
boneshaker
boneshakers
boneshaw
boney
boneyard (current term)
boneyards
boneyer
boneyest
bonfire boys
bonfire night
bonfire societies
bonfirelike
bonfires
bong
bong hit
bong hits

Literary usage of Boneyard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Norton's Complete Hand-book of Havana and Cuba: Containing Full Information by Albert James Norton (1900)
"In one part of Colon Cemetery is the celebrated "boneyard." We did not visit the spot, and should not have seen its ghastly contents had we done so, ..."

2. My Army Experiences by Andrew Pohlmann (1906)
"After crossing the burying ground we came to the boneyard, which was enclosed ... After entering the boneyard I saw many skulls which evidently had been dug ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"I nevertheless pushed on with the intention of engaging the enemy until I could get my train and reserve artillery nn- parked and on the boneyard road to ..."

4. An Observer in the Philippines: Or, Life in Our New Possessions by John Bancroft Devins (1905)
"When Manila fell in 1898 there was a "boneyard," as he expressed it, and he showed us the place, filled with remains taken from the vaults and exposed to ..."

5. Orlando & Central Florida by Don Philpott (1999)
"The boneyard The boneyard is an open-air inter-active area containing many of the largest and most memorable and famous props used in the Studio's films. ..."

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