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stockcar

stockcar

1 6.3
A train wagon with bars on the sides for carrying animals like cows
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑkˌkɑr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vagón de ganado
  • Old stockcars can sometimes be found abandoned along disused rail lines.

Examples

  • The farmer loaded the cattle into the stockcar before the train departed.

  • The stockcar was filled with cattle.

  • During transport, the animals were kept cool and ventilated in the stockcar.

  • Farmers often use a stockcar to transport sheep.

  • The farmer loaded the sheep into the stockcar for transport to the market.

  • After the auction, they placed the cattle inside the stockcar for their journey home.

  • He watched as the stockcar pulled away, filled with pigs destined for the county fair.

Synonyms

cattle car
vsstockcar
4 4.7

A rail car that carries cows or other farm animals

is the same but has latticed sides to contain animals

Surface Forms

stockcar singular
stockcars plural

Morphology

stockcar = stock + car (transparent) = stock + car

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'stock' (livestock) and 'car' (vehicle): a car for transporting animals.

Etymology

The word stockcar breaks into stock ('farm animals', as in livestock) and car ('vehicle' or 'wagon'), so it was originally a vehicle for carrying animals. Today a stockcar usually means a railway freight car with slatted sides to give the animals air and keep them safe.