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, nounWords nearby meat packing
meato-, meatoplasty, meatorrhaphy, meatoscopy, meatotomy, meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty
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