| Word | abattoir |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A slaughterhouse. |
| Sentence | A vast, low, dark shed of a building, pregnant with gloom, with all the spirit and playfulness of an abattoir, it looked like something designed in a hurry by four people working separately. |
| Source | At Home, Bill Bryson |
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