fabrication

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio.

noun

1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
   the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government
2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
   The story is doubtless a fabrication.
3. (cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
   For many years meat fabrication was done by hand, with the butchers improving their craft with the advent of higher quality metals, knives, and tools. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1800s, meat processing changed. 2011, Thomas Schneller, Kitchen Pro Series: Guide to Purchasing, page 92