Packinghouse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.

    "The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp."

  2. 2
    a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products wordnet
  3. 3
    A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
  4. 4
    a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed wordnet

Synonyms

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cannerypacking plant

Example

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"The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp."

Etymology

From packing + house.

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