abattoir
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈæbəˌtwɑr/
:
matadero
- The majority of the larger red-meat abattoirs have deboning rooms for the removal of retail cuts from the carcasses.
- meat abattoirs
- red-meat abattoirs
- various abattoirs
He, his dad ran an abattoir in Glasgow and he wanted to, you know, just get away from the place.
- He, his dad ran an abattoir in Glasgow and he wanted to, you know, just get away from the place.
Examples
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Hey, what's an eight-letter word for "slaughterhouse"? - Abattoir.
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They go to abattoirs and vets all over the world.
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It's blood from the local abattoir.
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There was more than one abattoir in New Orleans.
Academic text (1997) -
We've had a contract with the abattoir for... for years now.
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The majority of the abattoirs continue to process other meal species after the first six hours of the day.
Academic text (2006) -
Bronwyn, I just finished the scene in the abattoir and it's- well it's magnificent.
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You're just a pasture animal waiting for the abattoir.
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I felt like a frightened cow amidst his ignorant bovine peers on the abattoir walkway.
Fiction book (2002) -
The veterinarian inspected the animals before they were taken to the abattoir for slaughter.
Synonyms
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3.2
A place where animals are killed and prepared to be eaten
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4.7
A shop where animals are killed and meat is prepared and sold
A building where animals are killed for meat
How Industrial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abattoir comes from the French verb abattre, meaning 'to knock down' or 'to strike', so an abattoir is where animals are knocked down for meat, in other words a 'slaughterhouse'.