BONEYARD


Meaning of BONEYARD in English

/bohn"yahrd'/ , n.

1. Slang. a cemetery.

2. Slang. an area where old or discarded cars, ships, planes, etc., are collected prior to being broken up for scrap or otherwise disposed of.

3. Also called stock . Dominoes. the bank, consisting of the remaining dominoes after each person has made an initial draw.

4. a place or area where the bones of wild animals accumulate or are collected.

[ 1850-55, Amer.; BONE 1 + YARD 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .