the knacker's yard



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the knacker's yard

A state of ruin or failure due to having become useless or obsolete. Refers to a slaughterhouse for old or injured horses. Once a booming industry before the age of the Internet, home video rental has largely ended up in the knacker's yard these days.
See also: yard

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TraciTRAY-seeEnglish
Gu&Eth;Fri&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Elijah[i'laidʒə]
NadİYe-Turkish
Laz-English
Swain[swein]