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Slaughterhouse

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Glebe Island - Abattoir, killing and dressing sheep c.1879 (Australian Town & Country Journal, 7 Jun 1879, p.32)

Aslaughterhouse,also called by theFrenchwordabattoir,is a building wherefarmanimalsarekilledand turned intomeat.The animals most often slaughtered for food arecows(forbeefandveal),sheep(forlambandmutton),pigs(forpork), fowl (includingchickenand waterfowl such asducksandgeese), andhorses(for horsemeat).