abattoir

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ab=at=toir

CIDE DICTIONARY

abattoir, n. [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See Abate.].

 A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

abattoir, n. a slaughterhouse.

Etymology

F (as ABATIS, -ORY(1))

ROGET THESAURUS

abattoir

Killing

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