/bahrn"yahrd'/ , n.
1. Also called barnlot . a yard next to or surrounding a barn.
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or typical of a barnyard: barnyard noises; simple paintings of barnyard life.
3. indecent; smutty; vulgar: His barnyard humor made us all blush.
[ 1505-15; BARN 1 + YARD 2 ]