abattoir
noun
ab·at·toir
ˈa-bə-ˌtwär 
-ˌtwȯr,
-ˌtȯr
plural abattoirs
: a place where animals are butchered : slaughterhouse
Mr. Foley worked previously at a pig abattoir and reckoned he was beyond such queasiness.—
Tony Horwitz
Tony HorwitzBulls are precious, a good one fetching $400 or more at the abattoir …—Peter Meredith
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Compliments to production designer Pete Baxter, who made Tucker’s ship feel like a floating abattoir.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
Richard makes a note to call the abattoir to pick it up.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
The meat comes directly from British abattoirs; thelangoustines are bought from a boat in Oban, Scotland, and the scallops are from fisheries in Devon, England, and Scotland.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Blasting away with its fast-firing 25-millimeter autocannon, the Bradley turned the kill zone into an abattoir.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2025
Richard makes a note to call the abattoir to pick it up.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
The meat comes directly from British abattoirs; thelangoustines are bought from a boat in Oban, Scotland, and the scallops are from fisheries in Devon, England, and Scotland.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Blasting away with its fast-firing 25-millimeter autocannon, the Bradley turned the kill zone into an abattoir.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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abattoir
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