slaughterhouse

noun

slaugh·​ter·​house ˈslȯ-tər-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce slaughterhouse (audio)
: an establishment where animals are butchered

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The castle was under the control of the Dukes of Norfolk during the English Civil War, then sold for redevelopment in the 17th and 18th centuries, later to be turned into slaughterhouses, metalwork sites and a place for the trades. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 Automated trash trucks and slaughterhouse robots are reducing demand for human labor. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 Known for its poultry slaughterhouses, Gainesville is now a manufacturing hub where startups can find engineers and greenfield sites. Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025 Crucially, the muscles of stags that had been hunted to death contained higher levels of lactic acid, while deer from a slaughterhouse who had their limbs immobilized in a splint before their death had lower levels, suggesting that the acid was generated by physical exertion. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slaughterhouse

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slaughterhouse was in the 14th century

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slaughterhouse

noun
slaugh·​ter·​house ˈslȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce slaughterhouse (audio)
: an establishment where animals are butchered

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