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stockyard

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun stockyard has 1 sense
  1. stockyard - enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
    --1 is a kind of
    yard

Definitions from the Web

Term: stockyard

Definition:

A stockyard refers to a large enclosed area where livestock is gathered, held, and managed before it is sold or transported.

Sample sentences:

  1. The cowboys herded the cattle into the stockyard for sorting and auction.
  2. The stockyard was bustling with activity as trucks loaded with sheep arrived for market.
  3. The farmers delivered their pigs to the stockyard, where they would be weighed and sold to the highest bidder.
  4. Before being shipped to the abattoir, the chickens were kept in a separate section of the stockyard.

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