Abattage
the slaughter of animals, especially the slaughter of diseased animals to prevent the infection of others.
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a slaughterhouse. Contemporary Examples The abattoir was being used as a distribution plant for the meat of cattle slaughtered outside the city. What Intolerant Buddhist Monks Are Doing to Sri Lanka Kapil Komireddi April 11, 2013 A view down into the wild, Art Deco abattoir now called the 1933 Center in Shanghai. A Slaughterhouse with […]
- Abaxial
being or situated away from the axis: the abaxial surface of a leaf. Historical Examples From, away from, as in abaxial, lying outside of or away from any body or part. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry Maximilian Stern Feet strongly curved, longer than the shell, with a series of short conical spines on the […]
- Abaya
. Contemporary Examples The other change was in the symbolism of the abaya—its significance was no longer of a religious and social nature only. Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights October 29, 2014 Historical Examples It inflicted a horrible wound, but he nevertheless ran away […]
- Abb
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece. yarn made from this wool. Contemporary Examples And in Europe, the European Network of Robotic Research is collaborating with companies such as Philips and the abb Group. Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs Growth Robert Shapiro July 18, 2013 Historical […]
- Abba
. a title of reverence for bishops and patriarchs in the Coptic, Ethiopian Christian, and Syriac churches. New Testament. an Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy. a female day name for Thursday. See under . a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel’s or […]