stockyard en · NOUN
Etymology
From stock + yard.
Meanings
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(Australia, US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.
29 June 1940, Mary Gilmore, "No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest", in The Australian Women's Weekly (Sydney), p. 5
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stockyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
mi tōkiāri (Translations) · de Viehhof (Translations) · pt redil (Translations) · fi karjatarha (Translations)