panyard

See also: pan-yard

English

Etymology 1

pan +‎ yard

Alternative forms

• pan-yard

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpænjɑːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpænjɑɹd/

Noun

panyard (plural panyards)

1. (Caribbean) An enclosed area in which a steel band practises.

Etymology 2

Noun

panyard (plural panyards)

1. Obsolete form of pannier.
   • 1661 August 17 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “August 7th, 1661”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to X), London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893–1899, →OCLC:

     I saw a man riding by that rode a little way upon the road with me last night; and he ,being going with venison in his panyards to London […]