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slaughterhouse

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slaugh⋅ter⋅house

  [slaw-ter-hous]
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–noun, plural -hous⋅es  [-hou-ziz] .
a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
Origin:
1325–75; ME slautherhus; see slaughter, house
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slaugh·ter·house   (slô'tər-hous')   
n.  

  1. A place where animals are butchered.

  2. A scene of massacre or carnage.

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