packinghouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
  2. A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.

Word forms

packinghouse packinghouses packing house

Etymology

From packing + house.

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