Definition of "poultry-yard" [poultry-yard]

• A yard or inclosure for poultry, including usually the buildings and appliances commonly connected with such a yard. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "They had their little round of occupations, charities, and pleasures; Rachel had her poultry-yard and conservatory, and Joshua his garden."
• "Rachel carried me first to her own favourite resort, a poultry-yard, stocked with a variety of domestic fowls, of the more rare as well as the most ordinary kinds, furnished with every accommodation which may suit their various habits."
• "It is clear that this merchant never superintended even a poultry-yard."