knacker's yard
The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other…The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
Meaning
2 sensesThe area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
Abdeckerei, Kafillerei
(colloquial, figuratively)A (notional) place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.
I’ve never met someone so incompetent. He’s only fit for the knacker’s yard.
Translations
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Origin
From knacker (“one who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especiallyFrom knacker (“one who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides”) + -'s + yard.
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Forms
plural: knackers' yards| Singular | knacker's yard |
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