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meatpacking
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meat·pack·ing  (mtpkng)
n.
The business or activity of slaughtering animals and preparing the meat for sale.
meatpack·er n.
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Noun1.meatpacking - wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)meatpacking - wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
meat packing, meat-packing business
packaging - the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport"
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