slaughterhouse
Example Sentences
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Ranchers supporting brands say feedlots are the last line of defense before slaughterhouses, and must be inspected.
Instead of multiple 20- to 50-mile daily hauls to the nearby Lexington plant, Maloley’s trucks will have to drive to slaughterhouses as far away as Colorado, some 300 miles away.
"In addition to setting up that 20 kilometre zone, we've increased the amount of testing in the slaughterhouses," Muir said.
From BBC
She thought of the dreaded figure of Mr. Alpo, from the Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! tales, who disposed of unwanted ponies by taking them to the slaughterhouse.
From Literature
She knew that London was a large, bustling, and confusing city, and that one wrong turn might send them wandering down dark cobblestone streets that dead-ended at smelly slaughterhouses and riverfront establishments of ill repute.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
