Slaughterhouse
[slaw-ter-hous] /ˈslɔ tərˌhaʊs/
noun, plural slaughterhouses
[slaw-ter-hou-ziz] /ˈslɔ tərˌhaʊ zɪz/ (Show IPA)
1.
a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
slaughterhouse
/ˈslɔːtəˌhaʊs/
noun
1.
a place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir
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