abattoir

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The issue of the abattoir was the straw that broke the camel's back, "he told reporters at DAP headquarters here today.

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  1. noun A slaughterhouse.
  2. noun Something likened to a slaughterhouse: "The hand of God and mankind's self-inflicted blows seem equally heavy ... giving a strong cumulative impression of the world as an abattoir” (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

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  • The once grand chamber had taken on the aspect of an abattoir, with blood, guts, and body parts scattered everywhere. —  Into the Thinking Kingdoms
  • The triage station of any field hospital always bears a strong resemblance to an abattoir, and this was no exception. —  Dragonfly in Amber
  • Just like my first day at the abattoir, he thought. —  Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
  • The issue of the abattoir was the straw that broke the camel's back, "he told reporters at DAP headquarters here today. —  Lim Kit Siang
  • "Still playing the baby duck, even when the mommy ducks are heading for the abattoir. —  The Brothers' War
 

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  1. French, from abattre, to strike down, from Old French; see abate.

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  1. French, from abatt-re, knock down, slaughter, + -oir (from L. -ōrium), indicating place.
 

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