Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A group of Scottish writers, including J.M. Barrie, who made considerable use of Scots dialect in their sentimental and romantic works about Scottish life.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Scots kailyard, kitchen garden : kail, kale (from Middle English kal; see kale) + yard.]
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NICOLL has always championed the Kailyard School, SWINBURNE lived at The Pines.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 14, 1917 Various
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