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abattoir Definition

ab·at·toir (abə twär′, ab′ə twär)

noun

a slaughterhouse

Etymology: Fr < abattre: see abate

abattoir Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • designate: Farmers should contact IB or their local National Farmers Union for details of designated abattoirs in their area.
  • approve: To this end, the nearest appropriate approved abattoir is to be used.
  • size: We will provide targeted help for small and medium sized abattoirs.
  • visit: In other words no one who has ever asked to visit the abattoir has ever been turned down.
  • leave: We're one of only three abattoirs left in the Lake District yet there's sheep everywhere.
  • include: This included the abattoir operated by Orkney Meat, Orkney Auction Mart and the new Orkney Cheese creamery.

Adjective modifier

  • medium-sized: We are now using the last remaining medium-sized abattoir in Worcestershire.
  • municipal: There are also a municipal abattoir, two privately owned cattle markets, a corn exchange and a " hide and skin market.
  • licensed: Given that there are only two licensed abattoirs operating in the country, disposal options are extremely limited.
  • domestic: Other reports from domestic abattoirs identified 32 suspects, of which 18 were positive.
  • small: A small local abattoir is used to reduce travel time.
  • Scottish: Meat inspectors working in Scottish abattoirs have also reported a marked increase in carcasses showing evidence of liver fluke infestation.

Modifies a noun

  • worker: I looked at why the computer didn't think I'd be good at the job of abattoir worker.
  • waste: The US is expected to ban recycling of abattoir waste into animal feed soon.
  • owner: Abattoir owner Jeremy Newman said: " They were wild!
  • sector: THE success of a new lamb carcass competition will help restore confidence in the abattoir sector, its organizer believes.
  • industry: Tories silent as Marxists get ready to butcher what remains of our small abattoir industry.
  • manager: Mr Lister pointed out that much would depend on the upcoming meeting with abattoir managers.

Noun used with modifier

  • pig: John, West Midlands Currently working in a pig abattoir.
  • meat: Eleanor Scott said: âOver the past 20 years the number of red meat abattoirs in Scotland has reduced from 79 to only 44.

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