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Meatpacking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The business or activity of slaughtering animals and preparing the meat for sale.

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n. The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)

Word Usage

"[And] there are other industries — such as meatpacking, construction trade, and tobacco — that are heavily dependent on it, and those industries would be impacted as well."

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packaging

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