packinghouse
/pˈækɪŋhˌaʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
Example Sentences
- "The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp."
- "A few years back a program had been undertaken to change Wanchese into a major center for offshore commercial fishing. A "seafood park" with packinghouses was begun."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
packinghouses (plural)
packing house (alternative)