holding yard

Thân thiện

The farmer moves the cattle into the holding yard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pen where livestock is temporarily confined: A "holding yard" is an enclosed area, typically on a farm or at a market, used for the short-term containment of animals such as cattle, sheep, or pigs before they are moved, sold, or processed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The new calves were kept in the holding yard overnight.
  • Before the auction, all the sheep are gathered in the large holding yard.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the holding yard": to be temporarily confined in such a pen.
  • The cattle are in the holding yard, waiting for transport to the abattoir.

Variants and Related Words

• Holding pen (n): A synonym for "holding yard," often used interchangeably.
  • The animals were moved from the truck into a holding pen.

Synonyms

• Stockyard: A large yard with pens and sheds where livestock is held and sold.
• Corral: A pen or enclosure for livestock, especially in North America.

Related Phrases

• "to yard up" (phrasal verb, chiefly Australian/NZ): To gather and confine livestock in a yard.
  • We need to yard up the sheep for shearing.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a pen where livestock is temporarily confined

Từ đồng nghĩa

• holding pen
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