meat packing

noun

the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.

Origin of meat packing

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM meat packing

meat packer, noun

Words nearby meat packing

meat and potatoes, meat ax, meat hook, meat house, meat loaf, meat packing, meat tea, meat wagon, meat-and-potatoes, meat-ax, meatal

Example sentences from the Web for meat packing

The reason I'm asking is that labor in the meat-packing and agricultural industries is largely supplied or—to make a funny joke!

The Hypocritical War on 'Illegals' |Chris Weitz |October 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The Slav is depended upon for the hard labor of mine and foundry, of sugar and oil refineries, and of meat-packing establishments.

Society |Henry Kalloch Rowe
The grain-milling and meat-packing industries afford ample illustration, and the attending concentration is readily apparent.

State of the Union Addresses of Warren Harding |Warren Harding
Industrially the city is important for its stockyards and its meat-packing interests.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 |Various

Denver has also large foundries and machine shops, flour and grist mills, and slaughtering and meat-packing establishments.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various
Four was assigned the loading dock of a meat-packing plant, but the night watchman wouldn't allow them to stay.

Solomon's Orbit |William Carroll