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abattoir definition

ab·at·toir (ab′ə twär′, ab′ə twär′)

noun

a slaughterhouse

Etymology: Fr < abattre: see abate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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