Meat Production Vocabulary

noun the killing of animals for food

verb to kill animals for food

• The slaughter of innocent civilians is a tragic consequence of war.
• The slaughter of chickens at the farm is done quickly and efficiently.
• I heard there was a slaughter at the basketball game last night.
• The competition was fierce, and our team was prepared to slaughter the opposition.

noun a contemptible person

• The farm raised swine for their meat production.
• I heard that the swine at the petting zoo are really friendly.
• Those swine are causing a ruckus in the barnyard again.
• The corrupt politicians were referred to as swine by the angry protestors.

noun a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market

• The feedlot is where cattle are raised and fattened up for market.
• I visited my uncle's feedlot and saw all the cows getting ready for sale.
• My friend works at a feedlot and says it's a lot of hard work.
• The city felt like a feedlot, crowded and noisy with people everywhere.