fold yard — noun Etymology: fold (I) Britain : an enclosure for sheep or cattle … Useful english dictionary
Fold — Fold, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.] 1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster] Leaps o er the fence with ease into the fold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ s fold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yard — [n] grassy area around a structure backyard, barnyard, clearing, close, corral, court, courtyard, enclosure, fold, garden, grass, lawn, lot, patch, patio, playground, quadrangle, terrace; concept 509 … New thesaurus
yard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enclosure, court[yard], patio. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An enclosure, usually about a building] Syn. court, courtyard, barnyard, backyard, corral, fold, patch, patio, terrace, play area, lawn, grass,… … English dictionary for students
fold — Synonyms and related words: KO, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, arena, armpit, assembly, average, bang, bar, barricade, basin, batten, batten down, be ruined, become insolvent, bend, bisect, bolt, bomb, bosom, bowl, break, brethren, bust, button,… … Moby Thesaurus
fold-garth — a fold, a farm yard, taken simply. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
yard — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, G, G note, M, arena, armory, arsenal, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic energy plant, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bindery, blockade, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, bound, box in, brewery, brickyard, buck … Moby Thesaurus
yard — n grounds, park; dooryard, garden, Brit. croft, Law. curtilage; courtyard, court, quadrangle, Inf. quad, Brit. Dial. close, garth or cloister garth, bailey; compound, enclosure, confine; pound, run, fold, pen, coop, chicken yard; barnyard,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fold — fəʊld n. bend; pleat; crease; depression in the ground, hollow between two hills; yard; pen, sheep enclosure; flock of sheep; church; congregation; group of believers v. bend; be bent; pleat; crease; wrap, enfold, envelop; stir gently; clasp,… … English contemporary dictionary
pen — n. writing tool that contains ink; author, writer; style of writing n. shed, sty; fold, yard; playpen v. write v. enclose, confine, fence into an enclosed area … English contemporary dictionary