meat packing

noun

1. 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.

Other Words From

• meat packer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of meat packing¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

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.

From 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.

From 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.

From Singularity Hub 

[W]ould bring in as many as 200,000 low-skilled workers for jobs in hospitality, meat packing and other industries.

From The 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!

From The Daily Beast

Meat-packing is the greatest local industry and is that for which Chicago is best known.

From Project Gutenberg

The Slav is depended upon for the hard labor of mine and foundry, of sugar and oil refineries, and of meat-packing establishments.

From Project Gutenberg

Most of the hogs which enter the great meat-packing cities are raised in the corn belt.

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A large meat packing establishment was in this town, and each man had a ham slung at his saddle.

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Meat packing, milling, and processing of other agricultural products constitute the city's chief industries.

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