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abattoir

[ab-uh-twahr, ab-uh-twahr] / ˈæb əˌtwɑr, ˌæb əˈtwɑr /
NOUN
slaughterhouse
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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

Kashif suspects the BSU had never really been there to support him, describing it as "an abattoir".

From BBC Apr. 7, 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

It features farmers and their families; abattoir workers; wealthy landowners; miners; Indigenous people.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

A million paleo-Indians, Martin argued, could easily form a wave of hunters that would radiate out from the southern end of the ice-free corridor, turning the continent into an abattoir.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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