noun
a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
• Syn: ↑packinghouse
• Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑works, ↑industrial plant
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nounsee packinghouse
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an establishment for processing and packing foods, esp. meat, to be sold at wholesale. Also called packing house.
[1825-35]
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packing house or packing plant,
a place where meat, fruit, vegetables, and other produce are prepared and packed to be sold.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.