packinghouse

noun

Etymology

From packing + house.

  1. inherited from husen
  2. derived from *(s)kews-
  3. inherited from *hūsą — “house
  4. inherited from *hūs
  5. inherited from hūs — “dwelling, shelter, house
  6. inherited from hous
  7. compounded as packinghouse — “packing + house

Definitions

  1. A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.

    • The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp.
  2. A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into…

    A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA