[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abattoir \a`bat`toir"\ .a`b.at`twaumr", n.; pl.
   abattoirs -twaumrz". f., fr. abattre to beat down. see
   abate.
   a public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
abattoirs abate 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abattoir
     n : a building where animals are butchered syn: butchery, shambles,
          slaughterhouse
see also:
butchery shambles slaughterhouse 

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