I recently learned that the preferred term in the meat industry for breaking down an animal body into consumer cuts is "fabricate".

This is at odds with the common use of the word, which is a synonym for invent, create, construct, manufacture, or assemble. It comes from the latin "fabricatus", which means pretty much the same thing.

To me, "fabricating an animal" suggests building one out of smaller parts, not cutting one up.

How did the culinary use of "fabricate" come to be?

I recently learned that the preferred term in the meat industry for breaking down an animal body into consumer cuts is "fabricate".

This is at odds with the common use of the word, which is a synonym for invent, create, construct, manufacture, or assemble. It comes from the latin "fabricatus", which means pretty much the same thing.

To me, "fabricating an animal" suggests building one out of smaller parts, not cutting one up.

How did the culinary use of "fabricate" come to be?