stockyard
noun
stock·yard
ˈstäk-ˌyärd 
: a yard for stock
specifically
: one in which transient cattle, sheep, swine, or horses are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping
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The steep bluffs between downtown (which was spreading south from the river) and the West Bottoms, where the train station stockyards and other industries were located, presented a very vertical obstacle.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
The real story is Chicago’s illustrious trading history starting in the stockyards and ending up as an electronic data center in Aurora.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Businesses were leaving the city, and even the stockyards that graced poetry were struggling.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
The real story is Chicago’s illustrious trading history starting in the stockyards and ending up as an electronic data center in Aurora.
—Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Businesses were leaving the city, and even the stockyards that graced poetry were struggling.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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stockyard
noun
stock·yard
ˈstäk-ˌyärd
: a yard in which livestock are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping
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