Meanings
nountrap yard (plural trap yards)
plural trap yards
- AustraliaAn enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven.First known use 19th c.
‘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 166Synonyms: trapping yard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven.
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