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meat·pack·ing (m

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The business or activity of slaughtering animals and preparing the meat for sale.

meatpack·er n.

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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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