stockroute

British

/ ˈstɒkˌruːt /

noun

a route designated for droving sheep or cattle

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The mile-wide stockroute from Wilcannia to Hay was strewn with carcases of travelling sheep along the whole two hundred and fifty miles.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

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