meatpacking

noun

meat·​pack·​ing ˈmēt-ˌpa-kiŋ How to pronounce meatpacking (audio)
: the wholesale meat industry

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The industrialization of large-scale meatpacking during this period is also cited as a reason for offal's disappearance. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Her organization supports workers in the meatpacking, construction, restaurant and cleaning industries. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 11 June 2026 At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening. — Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026 Armourdale, located in the bottomlands and named for the Armour meatpacking family, was incorporated in 1882. — Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meatpacking

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First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meatpacking was in 1857

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