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Meaning of "abattoir" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABATTOIR

French, from abattre to fell.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABATTOIR

abattoir  [ˈæbəˌtwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABATTOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abattoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABATTOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abattoir

Slaughterhouse

A slaughterhouse or abattoir i/ˈæbətwɑr/ or meatworks is a facility where animals are killed for consumption as food. Slaughterhouses that process meat not intended for human consumption are sometimes referred to as knacker's yards or knackeries. Around nine billion animals are slaughtered every year in the United States, including 35 million cattle and buffalo, 111 million pigs and 8.9 billion poultry. In 2012, 25.8 billion lbs of beef were consumed in the U.S. alone. Around 650 million animals are slaughtered annually in Canada, mostly poultry and including 12–13 million cattle. The world's largest food-processing company is JBS SA in Brazil; in its facilities around the world it slaughters 85,000 head of cattle, 70,000 pigs and 12 million birds every day. Slaughtering animals on a large scale poses significant logistical problems and public health requirements. Public aversion to meat packing in many cultures influences the location of slaughterhouses. In addition, some religions stipulate certain conditions for the slaughter of animals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABATTOIR


conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
ecritoire
ˌeɪkrɪˈtwɑː
escritoire
ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
grattoir
ˈgrætwɑː
patois
ˈpætwɑː
putois
puːˈtwɑː
remontoir
ˌrɛmənˈtwɑː
remontoire
ˌremənˈtwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
sautoir
səʊˈtwɑː
scrutoire
ˌskruːˈtwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABATTOIR

abasedly
abasement
abaser
abash
abashed
abashless
abashment
abasia
abask
abatable
abate
abatement
abater
abatis
abator
abattis
abature
abaxial
abaxile
abaya

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABATTOIR

au revoir
Beauvoir
boudoir
choir
coir
couloir
de Beauvoir
devoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
loir
memoir
peignoir
Pinot Noir
preach to the choir
Renoir
reservoir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of abattoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABATTOIR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abattoir» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abattoir

Translation of «abattoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABATTOIR

Find out the translation of abattoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abattoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abattoir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屠宰场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matadero
570 millions of speakers

English

abattoir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वधशाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسلخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скотобойня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matadouro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

abattis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abattoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abattis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlachthof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食肉処理場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도살장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abattis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lò heo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

abattis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅबिटिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abattis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mattatoio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzeźnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бойня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφαγείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abattoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slakthus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slakteri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abattoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABATTOIR»

The term «abattoir» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABATTOIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abattoir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABATTOIR»

Discover the use of abattoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abattoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Abattoir
Worse, the building's very structure is somehow bringing the resident's deepest, darkest fears to the surface. Over it all, a hidden presence is lurking somewhere within the abattoir's walls -- sensing, listening, watching.
Christopher Leppek, Emanuel Isler, 2012
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Cissie's Abattoir
A memoir that serves as both a record of the author's hometown and a humorous remembrance of his entertaining, fashion-conscious, poker-playing Grandmother.
Eibhear Walshe, 2009
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Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, ...
Fig. l is a ground-plan of this abattoir, l preserving the meat from blow-flies in summer than which may be taken as the type of all the rest. At , by enclosing it in canvass, perforated zinc, or other the entrance are two small buildings a A, the resi- ...
Charles Tomlinson, 1862
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Abattoir Blossoms : Dark Poems and Fiendish Delights
Devin. This book is a work of poetry. The metaphors, similes, twisted shapes, spirits, and made up words are pulled out of the poet's subconscious and should not be read without possessing a functioning brain. Any resemblance to actual ...
Devin
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Farm Animal Housing and Welfare
Temple Gran din Figure 4 During the summer pigs in a square pen in a Mexican abattoir prefer to lie along the fence line. strange sheep will not fight but they will remain separated in the pen. Mixing strange animals in the abattoir pens is ...
S.H. Baxter, M.R. Baxter, J.A.C. MacCormack, 1983
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Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities
abalone - abattoir cask measuring thirty-seven gallons in some European cities and forty-one gallons in others. Although the four-gallon variation between one city's aam and another city's aam might seem to suggest a rather lackadaisical ...
Mark Morton, 2004
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Laboratory Production of Cattle Embryos
(1998b); ovariectomy enabled them to obtain ovaries in Argentina in better hygienic conditions and with more reliable identification than those collected at the abattoir. The same authors noted that some 200. 000 high-genetic-quality beef and ...
Ian Gordon, 2003
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Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse
35 Figure 2.3: "L'Abattoir," lithograph, Est Va-329-fol; Ms. 2, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. 36 Figure 2.4: "Les abattoirs de La Villette — Un Condamné," postcard photograph, Est Va-329-fol; Ms. 10, Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Paula Young Lee, 2008
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Outlawed Pigs: Law, Religion, and Culture in Israel
A new decision by the Israeli Supreme Court tells the story of this dynamic as developed in Iblin,where the municipality tried to retain control of the only abattoir within its precincts, which had served as a source of considerable revenue.115 ...
Daphne Barak-Erez, 2007
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Microbiology of Meat and Poultry
... 1977, 1978: Gill, 1986). Shelf-life of sheep meat at 1 °C. 4 °C and 10 °C was studied in India by Narasimha Rao (1987). Sheep carcasses were processed in the CFTRI modern abattoir and chilled at 4 ± 1 °C for 18 h and retail cuts produced.
A.R. Davies, R. G. Board, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABATTOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abattoir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Buffalo meat back on the menu as Indigenous abattoir struggles to …
The Gunbalanya meatworks in the Northern Territory has started processing its first buffalo of the year, much to the delight of customers. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
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Kent abattoir enters administration amid meat market pressure
A well-known Kent abattoir has gone into administration, underlining the pressure at the smaller-end of the meat processing sector. «FarmersWeekly, Jul 15»
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Mufulira abattoir under rehabilitation
•CONTRACTOR employees doing rehabilitation works on the Mufulira Council abattoir. The council is spending K466,000 on the project. «Times of Zambia, Jul 15»
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Purchase of controversial abattoir in Boosbeck would cost £4m …
The compulsory purchase of a controversial abattoir in Boosbeck would cost a local authority £4m, it has been revealed. Boosbeck residents ... «Gazette Live, Jun 15»
5
Abattoir to Encourage Job Creation
The national abattoir is expected to provide more jobs in Dominica once completed by July. The Hon. Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, says it's ... «GIS Dominica, Jun 15»
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Francistown Abattoir to Slaughter Some Ngamiland Cattle
Maun — Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Mr Fidelis Molao, has told residents of Maun that the Department of Veterinary Services has recently ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Sierra Leone News: Sierra Akker takes over Kossoh Town Abattoir
The abattoir building and the compound littered with cattle Sierra Akker Foods will take over the Kossoh Town Abattoir today as they prepare to ... «Awoko, Jun 15»
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS | “L'Abattoir” Is On The Lookout For A Full …
Vancouver, BC | L'Abattoir is on the hunt for a sommelier. The successful applicant will be responsible for the restaurant's wine program and for ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
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Obnoxious smell in Logan remains a mystery with Teys abattoir and …
But Teys Bros spokesman Charlie Hollingworth said the smell could not be coming from the abattoir because of a newly commissioned $12 ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
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Ondo mechanized abattoir ready for launch, says Mimiko
Mimiko The semi-mechanized abattoir being constructed by the Ondo State government will soon be ready for commissioning as all equipment ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»

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