meat-packing
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Industry, Foodmeat-packingˈmeat-ˌpacking noun [uncountable] American EnglishTIDF the preparation of animals that have been killed so that they can be sold as meat the meat-packing industry —meat-packer noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusmeat-packing• the meatpacking industry