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.

Origin of stockyard

First recorded in 1795–1805; stock + yard²

Words nearby stockyard

stock vaccine, stock watering, stock whip, Stockwood, stocky, stockyard, stodge, stodgy, stoep, stogy, Stoic

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Example sentences 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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单词	stockyard
释义	stockyard [ stok-yahrd ] / ˈstɒkˌyɑrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stockyard ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of stockyard First recorded in 1795–1805; stock + yard² Words nearby stockyard stock vaccine, stock watering, stock whip, Stockwood, stocky, stockyard, stodge, stodgy, stoep, stogy, Stoic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stockyard abattoir, butchery, shambles
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stockyard

noun

Origin of stockyard

Words nearby stockyard

Example sentences from the Web for stockyard

British Dictionary definitions for stockyard

noun

Words related to stockyard