abattoir

Example Sentences

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Gilding, who has worked in an abattoir and chicken factory, only took up darts when he joined a pub team following mental health struggles in his early 30s.

From BBC

The two defendants, from Hillfields, had met Mr McKenzie, 56, through their work at an abattoir near Bristol, where their job involved making incisions in the bellies of pigs.

From BBC

Two abattoir workers tortured two acquaintances to death before mutilating them in a "gruesome echo" of their butchery work, a court has heard.

From BBC

The town’s economy revolves around the local abattoir, and all its streets are named accordingly.

From New York Times

Juan Manuel de Rosa is ultimately found dead in an abandoned abattoir in Uruguay, where the composer had indulged in his love affair with his horse.

From Los Angeles Times