English Explanatory Dictionary

yardfowl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chicken raised in a yard.
  2. A political sycophant.

Pronunciation

/ˈjɑːdfaʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-yardfowl.wav /ˈjɑɹdˌfaʊl/ En-us-yardfowl.mp3

Word forms

yardfowl yardfowls yard fowl yard-fowl

Etymology

From yard + fowl. Sense 2 (“political sycophant”) may allude to the tendency of chickens to gather around a person who is feeding them.

Derived words

yardfowlism
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