stockyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.

Word forms

stockyard stockyards

Etymology

From stock + yard.

Derived words

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