beefhouse

Noun

beefhouse (plural beefhouses)

1. A slaughterhouse for processing beef cattle.
   • The gambler type of big steers frequently fluctuated 50 cents per cwt. within two or three days, and they were responsible for beefhouse excoriation reaching yard buyers.1931, American Beef Producer, page 29
   • It is a far cry from the country beef slaughterhouse located on a neighboring stream, with its lack of sanitation and its lack of facilities for recovering by-products, to the modern beefhouse. such as will be opened at the Armour.1937, Western Society of Engineers (Chicago, Ill.), Journal of the Western Society of Engineers - Volumes 42-44, page 18
2. A restaurant that specializes in beef dishes; steakhouse.
   • Fifteen restaurants and lounges include a gourmet seafood restaurant, steakhouse, sidewalk cafe with Mexican food and pastas, deli ice cream parlor, beefhouse and oyster bar.1981, Meetings and Conventions - Volume 16, page xxxiii
   • Badonsky describes Chops as a modern, moderately priced beefhouse restaurant.1993, Food Arts - Volume 6, page 32