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slaughterhouse

American  
[slaw-ter-hous] / ˈslɔ tərˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

slaughterhouses

  1. a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.

slaughterhouse British  
/ ˈslɔːtəˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir

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Etymology

Origin of slaughterhouse

1325–75; Middle English slautherhus; slaughter, house

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