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meat packing

American  

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 Word Forms

  • meat packer noun

Etymology

Origin of meat packing

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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