butchery
Americannoun
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a slaughterhouse.
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brutal or wanton slaughter of animals or humans; carnage.
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the trade or business of a butcher.
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the act of bungling or botching.
noun
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the business or work of a butcher
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wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage
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a less common word for slaughterhouse
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Etymology
Origin of butchery
1300–50; Middle English bocherie < Anglo-French, Middle French boucherie. See butcher, -y 3
Example Sentences
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The Chop Shop Butchery in Asheville, N.C., for instance, sells pasture-raised turkeys from Hickory Nut Gap Farm, which is located a mere 12 miles from the store.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2022
Shanghai-based retailer Swiss Butchery said it had stocked up on American beef as Australian supplies became less reliable.
From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2021
A half-century later, folks like Konig and Nathan Anda, the chef and mastermind behind Red Apron Butchery, see red meat as part of a flexitarian diet that includes lots of vegetables.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021
The detailed findings have been published in a book called The Horse Butchery Site.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2020
Butchery could not do her work more thoroughly.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert
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