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yarding

yarding

8.2
Bringing animals into a yard and the animals held there
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : reunión de animales
  • The yarding of cattle was completed before the storm arrived.

Examples

  • After a long day, the workers finished the yarding of the sheep into the holding pen.

  • This year's yarding included more animals than usual due to favorable weather.

  • The yarding process took longer than expected.

  • Many farmers rely on yarding to manage their livestock.

  • During the winter months, the rancher often checks on the yarding of cattle to ensure they are safe and secure.

  • The sheep were seen yarding together near the barn, where they could stay warm from the cold wind.

  • After the storm, the farmer counted the yarding horses to make sure none had escaped from the pen.

How Many

herd
142 1.0
yarding
  • Australian
8.2
individual
∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

yarding singular
yardings plural

Morphology

yarding = yard (semi-transparent) = yard + ing

The word is transparently built from the verb 'yard' plus '-ing', but the livestock-management sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Yarding comes from yard, an old word for a small 'place to keep animals' like a barnyard or backyard. So yarding means gathering or bringing animals into that yard to hold them safely.