stockyard
IPA: stˈɑkjɑrd
noun
- (US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
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Examples of "stockyard" in Sentences
- The cows were herded into the stockyard for sorting and branding
- The loud bellowing of the cattle echoed through the stockyard
- The smell of manure and hay hung heavy in the air near the stockyard
- The old wooden fences of the stockyard creaked in the wind
- The ranchers worked tirelessly to maintain the stockyard and keep the livestock safe
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