abattoir

Example Sentences

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Then ship it to the abattoir nearest you.

From Los Angeles Times

This legislature, really more of a political abattoir, grinds up any Macronist prime minister—and any budget proposal—thrown into it.

From The Wall Street Journal

And perhaps, not totally inexplicable behaviour for a man who'd once served an apprenticeship at an abattoir.

From BBC

"They'll load them up in the night and steal them and try and pass them onto an abattoir or the livestock market," he said.

From BBC

Others were recovered without their identifying ear tags at a local abattoir and an auction mart while some were given to another farmer to pay off a debt.

From BBC