"horse-yard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horse-yards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse-yard (plural horse-yards)
  1. (chiefly Australia) A fenced enclosure or pen for horses. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-horse-yard-en-noun-OxKAygju Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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