packinghouse
nounEtymology From packing + house.
1
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:
2
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
- Related terms
- meat house, packhouse