trap yard

English

Noun

trap yard (plural trap yards)

1. (Australia) An enclosure into which wild cattle, horses or other animals can be driven. [from 19th c.]
   • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 166:

     ‘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.’

Synonyms

• trapping yard