English Explanatory Dictionary

kailyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

kailyard kailyards kailyaird kaleyard

Etymology

From kail + yard.

Derived words

kailyarder kailyardism Kailyard school
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