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abattoir

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aabiorttStarts with AEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a building where animals are butchered

Word origin

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

Used in a sentence

  • Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
  • The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.
  • The corridors where North Korean troops would be advancing [in a hypothetical invasion of South Korea] would almost certainly be turned into human abattoirs.

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