abattoir

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

abattoir
    n 1: a building where animals are butchered [syn: {abattoir},
         {butchery}, {shambles}, {slaughterhouse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]