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Noun: abattoir  'a-bu,twaa(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: slaughterhouse)
  1. A building where animals are butchered
    "The new abattoir was built with modern hygiene standards in mind";
    - butchery, shambles [archaic], slaughterhouse

Derived forms: abattoirs

Type of: building, edifice

Encyclopedia: Abattoir