ˈabə.ˌtwär, -twȧ(r, -t(w)ȯ(ə)r, -t(w)ȯ(ə), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from abattre to slaughter + -oir -ory (from Latin -orium ) — more at abate
: slaughterhouse
ˈabə.ˌtwär, -twȧ(r, -t(w)ȯ(ə)r, -t(w)ȯ(ə), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from abattre to slaughter + -oir -ory (from Latin -orium ) — more at abate
: slaughterhouse
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012