slaughterhouse
noun/ˈslɔːtəhaʊs/
/ˈslɔːtərhaʊs/
(British English also abattoir)
- a building where animals are killed for foodTopics Buildingsc2, Farmingc2Oxford Collocations DictionarySlaughterhouse is used before these nouns:
- waste
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