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ab·at·toir

(ăb′ə-twär′)

A slaughterhouse.

[French, from abattre, to strike down, from Old French; see abate.]

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abattoir

(ˈæbəˌtwɑː)

(Agriculture) another name for slaughterhouse

[C19: French, from abattre to fell]

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ab•at•toir

(ˈæb əˌtwɑr, ˌæb əˈtwɑr)

n.

a slaughterhouse.

[1810–20; < French, =abatt(re) to slaughter (see abate) + -oir -ory²]

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Noun

abattoir - a building where animals are butchered

butchery, slaughterhouse, shambles

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

abattoir

noun slaughterhouse, shambles, butchery The report said that conditions in the abattoir were appalling.

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Translations

مَسْلَخ، مَذْبَح

кланица

jatky

slagtehusslagteri

Schlachthaus Schlachthof Schlachterei

matadero

teurastamo

abattoir boucherie

vágóhíd

sláturhús

mattatoio macello

skerdykla

lopkautuve

jatky

abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑːʳ] N → matadero m

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abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑː^r] n (British) → abattoir m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abattoir

n → Schlachthof m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

abattoir

[ˈæbətwɑːʳ] n (Brit) → macello, mattatoio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

abattoir

(ˈӕbətwaː) , ((American) ӕbəˈtwa:r) noun

a place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.

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The abattoir, which is run by a group of volunteers, has been awarded funding from Prince Charles' rural charity in recognition of the essential services it provides to food producers.

Trust awards abattoir PS10,000; VOLUNTEERING

Summary: Up to 1,093 sheep and 42 cows were slaughtered at the Central Abattoir in Filya.

Ras Al Khaimah abattoirs slaughter 1,884 animals during Eid Al Adha

An additional number of butchers and abattoir staff will be on hand to operate temporary sites during this period, namely Fast Abattoir near Al Qusais Abattoir and Al Khawaneej Abattoir near the Veterinary Clinic and Services Section in Wadi Al Amradi, and Jebel Ali Abattoir, which specialises in slaughtering animals for the Mawashi App.

Dubai abattoir timings announced

Members of KOADU Dukundumurimo, a cooperative that runs an abattoir in Rubavu district have stopped a court bailiff identified as Leon Semajambi from auctioning their Rutagara abattoir in Rubavu sector.

Cooperative members turn violent, stop court bailiff from auctioning their abattoir

Some butchers in Ibadan, on Wednesday, called on the state government to consider the establishment of another abattoir to complement the central abattoir at Amosun area in Akinyele local government area of the state.

One Central Abattoir In Ibadan Inadequate, Butchers Tell Makinde

However, the chairman commended Lucara Botswana for rescuing the Letlhakane abattoir. Lucara Botswana recently disclosed that they would bankroll the abattoir to bring it to operational stage where thereafter would be run by a private operator identified by the board.

Farmers to feel the pinch of abattoirs closure

In 2015, the Bruce Mines abattoir used by Algoma-area farmers was on the brink of foreclosure.

Abattoirs need recognition as essential service, says Algoma farming group: Algoma Beef Corp. growing demand for Northern-produced beef, abattoir plans underway

figure By BRIAN WASUNA One of Kenya's forgotten scandals, the 45-year-old Halal abattoir in Ngong, has resurfaced, and the taxpayer will, once again, shoulder the Sh5.7 billion burden of the private meat venture that went terribly wrong in the 1970s.

Sh6bn meat factory scandal returnsto haunt Kenyan taxpayers

One forum was held in Corwen and Sian Evans of local abattoir GR Evans & Co, said: "It was good opportunity to meet up with fellow abattoirs and cutting plants."

>> Welsh abattoirs at the cutting edge

RAWALPINDI -- The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has decided to utilise four kanals adjacent to the army graveyard near Racecourse Park for the construction of an abattoir.

Instead of expanding graveyard, RCB to utilise vacant land for abattoir

Widam Food Company has opened a new abattoir for slaughtering camels, which is considered the first of its type in the country.