abattoir

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Soutine’s idea was to return to the abattoir for a bucket of blood and toss it over the carcass, restoring its original hue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

In addition to raising the animal, 700 liters to 1,000 liters of water is used per animal in the abattoir for washing and hygiene.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2023

Now that Congress has created one, the drug companies are squealing like pigs being led to the abattoir.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

At other times, he earned a living by picking grapes, pushing sheep up kill runs at an abattoir and metalworking at a foundry.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

And then there was the blood from “Mr. Green,” the local abattoir on First Avenue.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane