Associations to the word «Stockyard»

Wiktionary

STOCKYARD, noun. (US) An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.

Dictionary definition

STOCKYARD, noun. Enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca