'yardkeep' definitions:

Definition of 'yardkeep'

From: GCIDE
  • Yarwhip \Yar"whip`\, n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking wing.] (Zool.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]