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What (who) is knacker's yard - definition

PERSON WHO REMOVES ANIMAL CARCASSES AND ROADKILL
Knackered; Knackers; Knackery; Knackers yard; Knacker's yard; Knackerman
  • Smoke discharging from incinerators at Douglasbrae Knackery, Scotland. The business deals with the disposal of animal carcasses from all over the north-east of Scotland.
  • "A Dead Horse on a Knacker's Cart", drawing by [[Thomas Rowlandson]] (1756–1827).

knacker's yard         
¦ noun Brit. a place where old or injured animals are slaughtered.
knackered         
adjective informal exhaust; wear out.
knackered         
tired, worn out
I just flew in from L.A. and boy are my arms knackered.

Wikipedia

Knacker

A knacker (), knackerman or knacker man is a person who removes and clears animal carcasses (dead, dying, injured) from private farms or public highways and renders the collected carcasses into by-products such as fats, tallow (yellow grease), glue, gelatin, bone meal, bone char, sal ammoniac, soap, bleach and animal feed. A knacker's yard or a knackery is different from a slaughterhouse or abattoir, where animals are slaughtered for human consumption. Since the Middle Ages, the occupation of "knacker man" was frequently considered a disreputable occupation. Knackers were often also commissioned by the courts as public executioners.