1. A vegetable garden, especially one attached to a cottage or small house; a kitchen garden.
Usage: chiefly Scottish; also spelled kail-yard
2. A small, enclosed plot of land used for growing vegetables and herbs near a dwelling.
Usage: historical; rural

Examples

• The cottage had a small kaleyard where the family grew turnips and cabbage.
• She spent her mornings tending the kaleyard behind the farmhouse.
• In rural Scotland, every cottage came with its own kaleyard for subsistence farming.
• The kaleyard provided fresh vegetables throughout the growing season.
• He inherited the old stone cottage along with its well-maintained kaleyard.