Stockyard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stockyard is a noun meaning (US, Australia) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
Meaning
(US, Australia) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
Example Sentences
No foe shall gather our harvest, Or sit on our stockyard rail.
Word Forms
- stockyards
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include storeyard, stableyard, stackyard, freightyard, workyard, yard.
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