Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A field or inclosure where hops are raised.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A field where hops are raised.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An outdoor area where hops are grown.

Etymologies

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hop +‎ yard

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Examples

  • The label offers an overload of information (down to the latitude and longitude of the Rogue “micro” hopyard and barley farm), but does not state the source of the Montmorency cherries used in the brew.

    Beer: Farm-to-glass drinking Greg Kitsock 2010

  • Greywater recycling will handle the brewery's wastewater, which will be used in the hopyard and orchards of Little Wolf

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • Greywater recycling will handle the brewery's wastewater, which will be used in the hopyard and orchards of Little Wolf

    This Is Not An Invitation For Everyone To Start Sending Me Press Releases 2009

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