slaughterhouse
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsloː.tə(ɹ).haʊs//
A place where animals are slaughtered.
noun
- 1
A place where animals are slaughtered.
- 2
figurativeThe scene of a massacre.
The smaller shells make a complete slaughterhouse of the bridge, and the splinters scythe through anyone out on deck.
Etymology
From slaughter + house.
Forms
- plural
- slaughterhouses
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slaughterhouse · A place where animals are slaughtered.
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