lairage

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːɹɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

lairage (plural lairages)

  1. A place where sheep or cattle may be rested during transit to a market or abattoir.
    • 1956 September, F. F. Nicholls, “Neyland, A Forgotten Harbour”, in Railway Magazine, page 632:
      On this they built the station with a lairage for cattle beneath.

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary

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