stockyard

[ stok-yahrd ]

/ ˈstɒkˌyɑrd /

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noun

an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a slaughterhouse, railroad, market, etc., for the temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.

a yard for livestock.

RELATED WORDS

abattoir, butchery, shambles

Nearby words

stockton, stockton, francis richard, stockton-on-tees, stockwood, stocky, stockyard, stodge, stodgy, stoep, stogie, stogy

Origin of stockyard

First recorded in 1795–1805; stock + yard²

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Examples from the Web for stockyard

As she had said, two horses stood saddled and ready in the stockyard.
Sheilah McLeod|Guy Boothby
In the afternoon we went with Davis to the run, and selected the animals, which we drove with a mob to the stockyard.
Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth
When there was an unusually large amount of stock to be sold, part of it was kept at the stockyard and driven over as required.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
Such was our first stockyard—a substantial, thoroughly secure, and cattle-proof enclosure.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay

Once, I remember, a heavy steer bounded clean over the eight-foot fence of the stockyard, and got away.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)|William Delisle Hay

British Dictionary definitions for stockyard

stockyard

/ (ˈstɒkˌjɑːd) /

noun

a large yard with pens or covered buildings where farm animals are assembled, sold, etc

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