Definitions

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  • noun The yard adjoining an inn.

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  • noun The yard of an inn.

Etymologies

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inn +‎ yard

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Examples

  • As the last of the men wound down into the innyard, Jamie dropped the plaid and motioned back toward the path up the hill.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • "Is there aught else I can do for you, noblesir?" she asked, catching up with him as he headed toward the door that led toward the innyard.

    Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

  • Streamers of colored ribbons broke out of the innyard as the envoy used his staff to help himself vault the fence.

    Spirit Gate 2006

  • I found Jamie outside, behind the inn, his nightshirt a pale blotch in the darkness of the innyard.

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

  • He glanced at the dirty innyard in the middle of which soldiers were watering their lean horses at the pump while carts were passing out of the gate.

    War and Peace 2003

  • Alpatych entered the innyard at a quicker pace than usual and went straight to the shed where his horses and trap were.

    War and Peace 2003

  • "Is there aught else I can do for you, noblesir?" she asked, catching up with him as he headed toward the door that led toward the innyard.

    The Outstretched Shadow 2003

  • Sir Thomas stood in the innyard watching his horses being groomed, his coat collar turned up against the chill of the morning, and grinned to himself.

    Unlikely Duchess Balogh, Mary 1990

  • But Bartholomew and Susanna joined him in the innyard before ten minutes had passed, all eagerness to resume their journey.

    Unlikely Duchess Balogh, Mary 1990

  • He was even more convinced of the truth of his judgment on himself before they drove out of the innyard.

    Unlikely Duchess Balogh, Mary 1990

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