barnyard vs stockyard

barnyard

noun
  • The yard associated with or surrounding a barn. 

adj
  • Vulgar, scatological. 

  • Of food or drink: having an earthy flavor. 

stockyard

noun
  • An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc. 

How often have the words barnyard and stockyard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )