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abattoir

[ab-uh-twahr, ab-uh-twahr] / ˈæb əˌtwɑr, ˌæb əˈtwɑr /
NOUN
slaughterhouse
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Soutine’s idea was to return to the abattoir for a bucket of blood and toss it over the carcass, restoring its original hue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

The curriculum encourages students to find their own venues in and around Kumasi, be that an abattoir or an auto repair shop, so that their art becomes part of the city.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

In addition to raising the animal, 700 liters to 1,000 liters of water is used per animal in the abattoir for washing and hygiene.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2023

Now that Congress has created one, the drug companies are squealing like pigs being led to the abattoir.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

A million paleo-Indians, Martin argued, could easily form a wave of hunters that would radiate out from the southern end of the ice-free corridor, turning the continent into an abattoir.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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