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Webster 1913 Edition

Abattoir

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Aˊbatˊtoir′

(ȧˊbȧtˊtwär′)

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Abattoirs

(-twärz′)

.

[F., fr.

abattre

to beat down. See

.]

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.