packinghouse

noun

pack·​ing·​house ˈpa-kiŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce packinghouse (audio)
: 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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Demand for beef on the West Coast of the U.S., for instance, can be cheaper to fulfill from the Canadian prairies than from an East Coast packinghouse. — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025 Part of the first wave of the Great Migration, Beverly was a packinghouse worker and union leader. — Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025

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1796, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of packinghouse was in 1796

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packinghouse

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pack·​ing·​house ˈpak-iŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce packinghouse (audio)
: an establishment for preparing foods and especially meat
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