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STOCKYARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stockyard mean?
• STOCKYARD (noun)
The noun STOCKYARD has 1 sense:
1. enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
Familiarity information: STOCKYARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stockyard" is a kind of...):
yard (an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock))
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