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Definition of abattoir in English English dictionary
- A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc
- a building where animals are butchered
- Slaughterhouse
- \AB-uh-twahr\, noun: A slaughterhouse
- {i} (French) slaughterhouse, place where animals are butchered for their meat
- An abattoir is a place where animals are killed in order to provide meat. = slaughterhouse. a place where animals are killed for their meat = slaughterhouse
- abattoirs
- plural of abattoir
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ab·at·toirPronunciation
Etymology
() French abattoir. See also abate.Resimler
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