Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Scotland)A kitchen garden.

  2. A late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century school of writing, set in small Scottish towns, a notable example being J. M Barrie's A Small Minister

Origin

From kail + yard.

From kail + yard.

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Forms

plural: kailyards

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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