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packinghouse

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 K IH0 NG HH AW2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: packing plant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plant, works, industrial plant

4

noun

Meaning 4

a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they came from an apple packinghouse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: building, edifice

History

Etymology

From packing + house.