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packinghouse

noun pack·ing·house \-ˌhas\

Definition of PACKINGHOUSE

:  an establishment for slaughtering livestock and processing and packing meat, meat products, and by-products; also :  one for processing and packing other foodstuffs —called also packing plant
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First Known Use of PACKINGHOUSE

1834

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