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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

packinghouse

· IPA /pˈækɪŋhˌaʊs/
01 n. A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as, they came from an apple packinghouse.
  1. 1.
    A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as, they came from an apple packinghouse.
  2. 2.
    A plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products.
Syn. packing plant.