meat packing

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noun

the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.

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Origin of meat packing

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM meat packing

meat packer, noun

Words nearby meat packing

meathead, meat hook, meat house, meatloaf, meatman, meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty

How to use meat packing in a sentence

Just as all the people working in meat packing plants would be out of a job if cultured meat goes mainstream, farmers all over the world would be left without an income if lab-grown coffee were to replace the real thing.
Scientists Are on a Quest to Create the Perfect Cup of Coffee—Without the Beans|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|October 22, 2021|Singularity Hub
The town sits at the intersection of a road leading north to the meat packing plants of Smithfield and south to the paper mill of Franklin.
Hurting in Windsor: How a viral police pepper-spray incident has illuminated racial tensions in a small Virginia town|Gregory S. Schneider|April 15, 2021|Washington Post
According to Digital Trends, since the start of the pandemic we have seen a significant increase in automation efforts in manufacturing, meat packing, grocery stores and more.
Is the Pandemic Spurring a Robot Revolution?|Marius Robles|November 30, 2020|Singularity Hub
[W]ould bring in as many as 200,000 low-skilled workers for jobs in hospitality, meat packing and other industries.
What You Need to Know About the Gang of Eight's Immigration Reform Deal|Justin Green|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The reason I'm asking is that labor in the meat-packing and agricultural industries is largely supplied or—to make a funny joke!
The Hypocritical War on 'Illegals'|Chris Weitz|October 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Meat-packing is the greatest local industry and is that for which Chicago is best known.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The Slav is depended upon for the hard labor of mine and foundry, of sugar and oil refineries, and of meat-packing establishments.
Society|Henry Kalloch Rowe
Most of the hogs which enter the great meat-packing cities are raised in the corn belt.
How We are Fed|James Franklin Chamberlain
A large meat packing establishment was in this town, and each man had a ham slung at his saddle.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
Meat packing, milling, and processing of other agricultural products constitute the city's chief industries.
North Dakota|Various