Definition of ABATTOIR

abattoir

Plural: abattoirs

Noun

  • A place where animals are processed for food; a slaughterhouse.
  • a building where animals are butchered
  • A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
  • A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.

Examples

  • His aggressive plays turned the Scrabble board into a verbal abattoir.
  • Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
  • The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

Scrabble Score: 10

abattoir: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
abattoir: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abattoir: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

abattoir: valid Words With Friends Word