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SLAUGHTERHOUSE
abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
(noun) a building where animals are butchered
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slaughterhouse (plural slaughterhouses)
A place where animals are slaughtered.
Synonym: abattoir
(figuratively) The scene of a massacre.
Synonyms
• (place where animals are slaughtered): abattoir, shambles (archaic)
Source: Wiktionary
Slaugh"ter*house`, n.
Definition: A house where beasts are butchered for the market.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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