foregarth dial.
(ˈfɔəgɑːθ)
[a. ON. forgarð-r, f. for-, fore- + garð-r garth (= OE. ᵹeard yard).]
= fore-yard1.
1641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 137 The helme in the foregarth will doe somethinge more then shelter three waines. 1684 MS. Indenture (Yorksh.), All that cottage, foregarth and little close. |