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abattoir|ˈæbətwɑː(r)|
[mod.Fr. f. abattre to strike down. See abate.]
A slaughter house for cattle.
1820M. Starke Trav. on Continent i. 5 Among the most prominent improvements..during the late reign are..the five Slaughter-houses, called Abattoirs. 1833Penny Cycl. I. 8/2 The abattoirs of Paris are five in number; three being on the right bank of the Seine, and two on the left. 1840Perronet Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 340 As the sacrifice of one little pig compared with the massive slaughters that decorate a Parisian abattoir. 1866Cycl. Useful Arts I. 2/2 Abattoirs have recently been erected in London. 1958Times Rev. Industry Sept. 75/2 Economy installations in Sheffield Corporation abattoir's boiler plant will save the ratepayers {pstlg}700 a year. |