abattoir
- a slaughterhouse.
Origin of abattoir
Examples from the Web for abattoir
Contemporary Examples of abattoir
Such an abattoir would never be permitted to continue in the United States, or indeed the developed (and white) world.
The abattoir was being used as a distribution plant for the meat of cattle slaughtered outside the city.
A view down into the wild, Art Deco abattoir now called the 1933 Center in Shanghai.
Historical Examples of abattoir
Aberdeen is in fact becoming little else than a London abattoir.
Curiosities of CivilizationAndrew Wynter
Shall I to the abattoir and ask the slayer of oxen for a steak?
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 1 of 2John Wilson Townsend
Digging like a navvy in order to get admission to the abattoir!
The Last ShotFrederick Palmer
The pigs will be dealt with in the abattoir, sent as fresh pork to the market or be turned into bacon to feed the members.
National Being(A.E.)George William Russell
When it comes to slaughtering defenseless animals with high-powered guns, I prefer a position in an abattoir.
Everyday AdventuresSamuel Scoville
abattoir
- another name for slaughterhouse