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Abattoir \A`bat`toir"\ ([.a]`b[.a]t`tw[aum]r"), n.; pl.
Abattoirs (-tw[aum]rz"). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See
Abate.]
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
[1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abattoir
n : a building where animals are butchered [syn: butchery, shambles,
slaughterhouse]

WordNet (r) 2.0

includes all buildings, kraals, pens, sites and open spaces situated within the boundaries of the premises provided for the slaughtering of any ...
http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/regulations/1967/reg0180a.html

a building where animals are butchered
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A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (French, ultimately from the verb abattre which means "to strike down"), is a facility where farm animals are killed and processed into meat products. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abattoir

"Abattoir" is the name of a single by German industrial music band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was released by Zoth Ommog in Europe in LP and CD format.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abattoir (single)

Abattoir is the alias of Arnold Etchison, a fictional character from DC Comics. He first appeared in Detective Comics #625 (January 1991).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abattoir (comics)

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