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Abattoir vs Slaughter - What's the difference?

abattoir | slaughter |

As a noun abattoir

is a public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc .

As a proper noun slaughter is

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abattoir

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
  • A place likened to a slaughterhouse.American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

    • References

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    slaughter

    English

    (wikipedia slaughter)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).
  • A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
  • * Milton
    • on war and mutual slaughter bent
  • A rout or decisive defeat.

    • Derived terms

    * kosher slaughter * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * manslaughter * ritual slaughter * slaughterer * slaughterhouse * slaughterman * slaughterous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To butcher animals, generally for food
  • To massacre people in large numbers
  • To kill in a particularly brutal manner

    • Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs