electro–lethaler
noun
\"+¦lēthələ(r)\
Definition of electro–lethaler
-s
British
: an electrically operated device for shocking a slaughter animal into insensibility before killing it
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Origin and Etymology of electro–lethaler
electr- + lethal + -er
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