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Abattoir

//ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

    "Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir."

  2. 2
    a building where animals are butchered wordnet
  3. 3
    A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.

    "The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir."

Etymology

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

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