butcher's
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of butcher's
C19: rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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Butchers all over Germany were having a particularly hard time.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Butchers, who had been lively all afternoon, came close to adding a bonus-point try with a strong running line, but she was hacked down agonisingly short.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
Butchers understand that their prices present challenges for consumers nationwide but disagree with officials like Zitouni who blame them.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
Elizabeth Craig Ovens, 79, has spent 62 years working for the family business - the award-winning McCaskie's Butchers in Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde - where she became co-owner and director 25 years ago.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
Butchers and brewers, peasants and priests, knights and nobodies.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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