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----- > From: penstemon > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >