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- noun Plural form of
stockyard .
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Examples
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I think it's because they don't shoot the animals full of hormones in stockyards.
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First they will gather samples from places such as stockyards, waste-treatment plants or rivers.
unknown title 2009
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Imported Irish and Chinese workers fueled industry, especially the railroads, foundries, and stockyards of a growing America.
Vito de la Cruz: Immigration Truths Vito de la Cruz 2011
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A product of stockyards and steel mills and secretarial schools.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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"He went down like a cow in the stockyards getting hit with a mallet," Keuper said years later, with fiendish delight.
Green Bay Lines Up Against Chicago Cliff Christl 2011
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Imported Irish and Chinese workers fueled industry, especially the railroads, foundries, and stockyards of a growing America.
Vito de la Cruz: Immigration Truths Vito de la Cruz 2011
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The new heavy weight was a local boy who had been employed carrying parts of carcasses in the stockyards until he had an accident which affected his reasoning power.
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Imported Irish and Chinese workers fueled industry, especially the railroads, foundries, and stockyards of a growing America.
Vito de la Cruz: Immigration Truths Vito de la Cruz 2011
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The new heavy weight was a local boy who had been employed carrying parts of carcasses in the stockyards until he had an accident which affected his reasoning power.
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Imported Irish and Chinese workers fueled industry, especially the railroads, foundries, and stockyards of a growing America.
Vito de la Cruz: Immigration Truths Vito de la Cruz 2011
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