Definition of "lairage" [lairage]

• A place where sheep or cattle may be rested during transit to a market or abattoir (noun)

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• "The slaughterhouse did not have the lairage required by EU regulations, or all the equipment that went with it, so it could not be licensed."
• "Large ministry licenced lairage and isolation stables on premises."
• "There are a reduced number of white-collar staff working there, enabling the lairage to work more efficiently."