abattoir

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Noun abattoir has 1 sense

abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse - a building where animals are butchered
--₁ is a kind of building, edifice

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Abattoir

Noun

A building or facility where animals are slaughtered and butchered for meat.

Sense 1

Popular usage: A commercial slaughterhouse.

Sample sentence: The abattoir in town processes hundreds of cattle every day.

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Sense 2

Local usage: A small-scale slaughterhouse typically found in rural areas.

Sample sentence: The local farmers take their livestock to the nearby abattoir for butchering.

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