slaughterhouse
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tərˌhaʊs
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| —n | |
| a place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir | |
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Slaughterhouse
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
Six weeks later, when the broilers are carved up at the slaughterhouse, resistant bacteria spill out everywhere.
People are upset only because of the incompetence of the cowboy, not because they are being led to the slaughterhouse.
Inside the slaughterhouse, the floor is shiny and slippery, splotched with red.
Cattle-handling violations weren't rare at slaughterhouse.
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