Definition of "fabrication"

fabrication

/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural fabrications
1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture
2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood
3. (cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.
  Quotations
  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