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Definition of meatpacking

meatpacking

/ˈmiːtˌpæk.ɪŋ/
meat · pack · ing
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meatpacking Lexical Profile

meatpacking Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

North American The commercial industry or process of slaughtering livestock and processing, packaging, and distributing the meat for sale.

Example

"Upton Sinclair's famous novel exposed the unsanitary conditions in Chicago's meatpacking industry during the early twentieth century."

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• Nearby Words

meatless
meatloaf
meatpacker
meatpacking
meaty
mecca
mech

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Meatpacking. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/meatpacking
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