slaughterhouse
noun
slaugh·ter·house
ˈslȯ-tər-ˌhau̇s 
: an establishment where animals are butchered
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Its sister measure, Initiated Ordinance 309, sought to prevent slaughterhouses from starting or operating in Denver city limits.
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
The former Neuhoff slaughterhouse on the waterfront near Germantown is in the midst of a transformation that includes dining, residential and a great brewery.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The Union Stock Yards in Chicago, the most modern slaughterhouse of the era, opened on Christmas Day in 1865 and marked a turning point for industrial beef production.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
In Denver, voters will decide on sales tax hikes for a hospital and affordable housing, a ban on slaughterhouses and fur products, and a billion-dollar school spending plan.
—John Frank, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
The former Neuhoff slaughterhouse on the waterfront near Germantown is in the midst of a transformation that includes dining, residential and a great brewery.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
The Union Stock Yards in Chicago, the most modern slaughterhouse of the era, opened on Christmas Day in 1865 and marked a turning point for industrial beef production.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
In Denver, voters will decide on sales tax hikes for a hospital and affordable housing, a ban on slaughterhouses and fur products, and a billion-dollar school spending plan.
—John Frank, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Slaughterhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaughterhouse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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slaughterhouse
noun
slaugh·ter·house
ˈslȯt-ər-ˌhau̇s
: an establishment where animals are butchered
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