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Definition of "packinghouse" []

  • A firm that slaughters, processes, and packs livestock into meat and meat products. (noun)
  • A firm that processes and packs food products other than meat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "packinghouse" in a sentence
  • "There are no data on the number of full-time, year-round agricultural workers, such as packinghouse employees."
  • "Purcell 1953 found that packinghouse employees were more ready to blame their lower-status supervisors than their top managers for difficulties entailed in trying to comply with directions."
  • "Dual allegiance was found in 73% of packinghouse employees, 88% of union stewards, and 57% of company supervisors Purcell, 1953."