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trap yard

trap yard noun: an enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven.

Noun

trap yard (plural trap yards)

  1. (Australia) An enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven.
    • ‘Three cows and calves been tracking up the bank down there, Mathew.’ He looked at Mathew. ‘Me and Dougald would have built ourselves a trap yard for them.’2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 166
    Synonyms:
    trapping yard

Synonyms of trap yard

  • trapping yard

Forms of trap yard

pluraltrap yards

Questions about trap yard

What does trap yard mean?
Trap yard means an enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven.
What part of speech is trap yard?
Trap yard is a noun.
What is the plural of trap yard?
The plural of trap yard is trap yards.

Words near trap yard in the dictionary

  1. trap shooting
  2. trap shoots
  3. trap stairs
  4. trap street
  5. trap streets
  6. trap yard
  7. trap yards
  8. trap-bath split
  9. trap-door
  10. trap-doors
  11. trap-house

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