stockyard

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stockyard

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From stock + yard.

noun stockyards

  1. 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.

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@misc{stockyard_2026,
  title = {stockyard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stockyard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}