DCHP-3

deer yard

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a browsing area where a group of moose or deer in winter tread down the snow, remaining there for protection and warmth until the fodder within easy reach is exhausted.

See: yard ((n.))(def. 1a)

Quotations

1959
Tastier bundles of food are being scattered in deer yards. . . .