| source : web1913 | Abattoir \A`bat`toir"\ ([.a]`b[.a]t`tw[aum]r"), n.; pl. {Abattoirs} (-tw[aum]rz"). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See {Abate}.] A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. | source : wn | abattoir n : a building where animals are butchered [syn: {butchery}, {shambles}, {slaughterhouse}]