Dictionary Definition
stockyard n : enclosed yard where cattle, pigs,
horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
Extensive Definition
A stockyard is an enclosure for the keeping of
livestock. In the
United
States, stockyards are regulated by the
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. They
are sometimes associated with slaughterhouses.
Some stockyards include:
- Omaha Stockyards, Nebraska, USA
- Kansas City Stockyards, Missouri, USA
- Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, USA
- Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Other uses:
- Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana
- "Stockyard" Name of a Dutch rock band from Amsterdam (early 1970's) http://www.stockyard.hyves.nl
- Stockyard, Queensland, Australia
- The Stockyard Stoics, a punk rock band
- Stockyard Magazine, a Chicago-based publication.
- A stock yard can also refer to various storage yards used in mining, manufacturing, and transportation of goods.