stockyard

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English - English
An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc
a place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold
{i} enclosure in which livestock are temporarily kept until slaughtered or sold
enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
stockyards
plural of stockyard
stockyard

    Hyphenation

    stock·yard

    Turkish pronunciation

    stäkyärd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstäkˌyärd/ /ˈstɑːkˌjɑːrd/

    Etymology

    [ 'stäk-"yärd ] (noun.) 1802. From stock + yard
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