From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstockyardstock‧yard /ˈstɒkjɑːd $ ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ noun [countable] TAa place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold
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stockyard• The men worked hard in the stockyards, nearby factories, breweries, and construction sites.• Gordy is abandoned when his family is shipped to the stockyards for eventual slaughter.From Longman Business Dictionarystockyardstock‧yard /ˈstɒkjɑːdˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ noun [countable] a place where cattle etc are delivered so that they can be sold, sent to an ABATTOIR (=place where animals are killed for their meat) etcDeliveries of cattle to Argentina’s biggest stockyard dropped by about 30% with the start of a two-day strike by farmers. 