Associations to the word «Slaughterhouse»

Wiktionary

SLAUGHTERHOUSE, noun. A place where animals are slaughtered.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE, noun. (figuratively) The scene of a massacre.

Dictionary definition

SLAUGHTERHOUSE, noun. A building where animals are butchered.

Wise words

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