Sentence: Behind the yards the sun was setting, the platform for the pithing of bullocks, and the windlass for raising their carcasses, standing out sharp and black against the flaming sky and still farther to the right, where there were sheepyards also, a small yellow cloud rose against the pink like a pillar of sand.
Combination: a pillar of sand (root: pillar, modifier: sand)
Property: temporary
Property type: emergent