packinghouse
packinghouse noun: a facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
Noun
packinghouse (plural packinghouses)
- A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
- The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp.1976, USITC Publication - Issue 773, page A-33
- A few years back a program had been undertaken to change Wanchese into a major center for offshore commercial fishing. A "seafood park" with packinghouses was begun.1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 502
- A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
Forms of packinghouse
| plural | packinghouses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | packing house |
Origin of packinghouse
From packing + house.
Questions about packinghouse
- What does packinghouse mean?
- Packinghouse means a facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
- What part of speech is packinghouse?
- Packinghouse is a noun.
- What is the plural of packinghouse?
- The plural of packinghouse is packinghouses.
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