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knackery

knackery

1 9.9
A business that kills and prepares old or dead animals for products like bones and hides
  • noun
  • UK
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  • The knackery processes animal by-products that are used in fertilizers and pet food.

Examples

  • Many farmers take their old livestock to the nearest knackery.

  • The local knackery processes all the dead animals from farms.

  • The old horse was sent to the knackery after it could no longer work on the farm.

  • Local regulations require that animal remains be disposed of at a licensed knackery.

  • The farmer took the old horse to the knackery to be processed for its hide.

  • After the veterinarian determined the dog was terminally ill, she advised taking it to the knackery for humane disposal.

  • Local regulations require owners to bring deceased livestock to the knackery for safe processing.

Synonyms

slaughterhouse
vsknackery
47 3.2

A place where animals are killed and prepared to be eaten

focuses on processing old, sick, or dead animals for by-products instead of meat
abattoir
vsknackery
7 8.8

A building where animals are killed for meat

handles animals not aimed at food but for bones, hides, and other products
butchery
vsknackery
  • UK
2 4.7

A shop where animals are killed and meat is prepared and sold

processes old or sick animals mainly for nonfood by-products rather than sale

Surface Forms

knackery singular
knackeries plural

Morphology

knackery = knack (opaque) = knack + ery

The meaning of 'knackery' is not transparently derived from 'knack', as the modern sense refers to a place for processing animal carcasses, not a skill.

Etymology

Knackery comes from knacker, a name for a person who killed and processed old or sick animals, and the ending -ery means 'a place of', like in bakery. So a knackery is literally the place where animals are taken to be turned into by-products like bone meal and hides.