"meatpacking" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: meat + packing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|meat|packing}} meat + packing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meatpacking (uncountable)
  1. (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat. Tags: US, uncountable Synonyms: packing [informal] Related terms: meatpacker, packer, packing plant
    Sense id: en-meatpacking-en-noun-JpsgAxDm Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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