SLAUGHTERHOUSE


Meaning of SLAUGHTERHOUSE in English

/slaw"teuhr hows'/ , n. , pl. slaughterhouses /-how'ziz/ .

a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.

[ 1325-75; ME slautherhus; see SLAUGHTER, HOUSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .