abattoir
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[edit] English
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French abattoir. See also Abate.
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abattoir (plural abattoirs)
- A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
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public slaughterhouse
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Abattre (“‘to slaughter’”) + -oir.
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abattoir m. (plural abattoirs)