off topic, bloom / flower / back yard

Ina Crossley klazina1@gmail.com
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 14:31:23 PST
dooryard(?d???j??d)
/n/
*1.*(Architecture)/US//and//Canadian/a yard in front of the front or 
back door of a house

Ina Crossley
Auckland New Zealand zone 10a

On 9/02/2014 10:53 a.m., Robin Hansen wrote:
> But what's an appropriate definition of door yard?  I love the term, quaint
> but entirely useable - sorry no Whitman available to look up.
>
> Just a brief mention - I've had 3.5 inches of rain since Thursday night -
> lovely, lovely rain.
>
> Robin Hansen
> Southwest Coastal Oregon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 1:45 PM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: Re: [pbs] off topic, bloom / flower / back yard
>
>
> Another term I've encountered only in American literature is "door yard".
> Does this have any relevance in our current thread? Is this term still used?
>
>
> Probably only when studying Whitman.
> I might start using it, though.
>
>
> Bob Nold
>
> Denver, Colorado, USA
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