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meatpacking

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IY1 T P AE2 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meat packing, meat-packing business

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: packaging

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2d-der. Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-West Germanic *mati Old English mete Middle English mete English meat English packing English meatpacking From meat + packing.