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    knacker's yard

    noun

    • 1. a place where old or injured animals are taken to be slaughtered. British

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKNACKER'S YARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a place where old or injured animals, especially horses, that are not suitable to be eaten by humans, are killed and their bodies processed so the body parts can be used: Four years ago the horse was saved from the knacker's yard.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › knacker's_yardknacker's yard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · knacker 's yard (plural knackers' yards) The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue. Synonyms: knackery, schindery

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'knacker's yard' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Definition of 'knacker's yard' knacker's yard in British English. noun British. 1. a slaughterhouse for horses. 2. informal. destruction because of being beyond all usefulness (esp in the phrase ready for the knacker's yard) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › knacker-s-yardknacker’s yard - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    a place where old and injured animals, especially horses, are taken to be killed. a horse condemned to the knacker's yard. (figurative) The company is heading for the knacker's yard. Want to learn more?

  6. wordhistories.net › 2023/11/22 › knackers-yard‘knacker’s yard’: meanings and origin – word histories

    Nov 22, 2023 · The British- and Irish-English noun knacker’s yard designates: – [in literal use] a place where old or injured animals, especially horses, that are unfit for human consumption, are killed and their bodies processed so the body parts can be used;

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › knacker's+yardknacker's yard - The Free Dictionary

    Define knacker's yard. knacker's yard synonyms, knacker's yard pronunciation, knacker's yard translation, English dictionary definition of knacker's yard. n 1. a slaughterhouse for horses 2. informal destruction because of being beyond all usefulness Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th...

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › knacker's yardKNACKER'S YARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Knacker's yard definition: a slaughterhouse for horses. See examples of KNACKER'S YARD used in a sentence.