abattoir

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

With the electric train-station that had neighboured it, and the abattoirs in its vicinity, it had been clean wiped out. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
I fear that I am too late, for they were to march from the abattoirs at nine, and it is already nearly half-past. — At Agincourt, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
It operates dairies, gold mines, citrus estates, nurseries, ranches, tobacco warehouses, abattoirs, cold storage plants and dams, which insures adequate water supply in various sections. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson

butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse

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