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stockyard

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stock·yard  (stkyärd)
n.
A large enclosed yard, usually with pens or stables, in which livestock, such as cattle or pigs, are temporarily kept until slaughtered, sold, or shipped elsewhere.
stockyard
Noun
a large yard with pens or covered buildings where farm animals are sold
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Noun1.stockyardstockyard - enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
yard - an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
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As peasants with their hounds chase a lion from their stockyard, and watch by night to prevent his carrying off the pick of their herd--he makes his greedy spring, but in vain, for the darts from many a strong hand fall thick around him, with burning brands that scare him for all his fury, and when morning comes he slinks foiled and angry away--even so did Ajax, sorely against his will, retreat angrily before the Trojans, fearing for the ships of the Achaeans.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
It was one of the laws of the veselija that no one goes hungry; and, while a rule made in the forests of Lithuania is hard to apply in the stockyards district of Chicago, with its quarter of a million inhabitants, still they did their best, and the children who ran in from the street, and even the dogs, went out again happier.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
At a crossing we noticed, in the direction of the stockyards, a gigantic pillar of smoke.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
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