Dictionary entry

Abattoir

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖A′bat′toir″ (ȧ′bȧt′twär″), n.; pl.Abattoirs (–twärz″). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See Abate.] A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

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