poultry yard
Noun: A "poultry yard" is an enclosed area or yard where domestic birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese are kept, typically for farming or household purposes.
- (An enclosed space for raising domestic fowl.)
- (A designated area for poultry.)
"to tend the poultry yard": to care for the birds and maintain the yard.
- She rose at dawn to tend the poultry yard, feeding the chickens and collecting eggs. (To manage the daily tasks in the poultry yard.)
"poultry yard fence": the barrier that encloses the yard.
- A strong poultry yard fence is necessary to keep out predators like foxes. (The physical boundary of the poultry yard.)
Poultry (n): domestic fowl, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, raised for meat or eggs.
- The farm raises poultry for both eggs and meat. (Birds used in farming.)
Yard (n): a piece of ground adjacent to a building, often enclosed.
- The back yard is where the children play. (An outdoor area near a house.)
Poultry house (n): a building or shelter for poultry within a poultry yard.
- The poultry house provides protection from rain and cold. (A structure for birds.)
- Chicken run: a fenced area for chickens to roam.
- Fowl yard: a yard for domestic birds.
- Hen yard: a yard specifically for hens.
"like a fox in a poultry yard": to describe someone causing chaos or trouble in a place where they are not supposed to be.
- The new manager was like a fox in a poultry yard, upsetting all the old routines. (Someone disruptive in a controlled environment.)
"every cock crows on his own poultry yard": a proverb meaning that everyone is master in their own domain.
- He may be quiet elsewhere, but every cock crows on his own poultry yard — at home, he gives all the orders. (A person asserts authority in their own territory.)