stockyard
stockyard
Definition
stock·yard (stäk′yärd′)
noun
- an enclosure for stock on a farm
- ☆ an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc. where cattle, hogs, sheep, or horses are kept temporarily before slaughtering or shipment: usually used in pl.
stockyard
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- worker: Externally the story had to do with a family of stockyard workers, but internally it was the story of my own family.
Browse dictionary entries near stockyard
- stocky
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Stockton
- stocktaking
- stockroom
- stockpot
- Stockport
- stockpiling
- stockpiler
- stockpiled
