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butcher shop

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noun

a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.

Origin of butcher shop

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for butcher shop

Historical Examples of butcher shop

This was because the Tichborne Claimant had kept a butcher-shop there.
Following the Equator, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Hopeless and dead, Hanneh Hayyeh dragged herself to the butcher-shop.
Hungry Hearts
Anzia Yezierska
There were rows of plump fowls in the butcher-shop windows, and juicy roasts.
Roast Beef, Medium
Edna Ferber
He never turned the key, nor saw it again, nor saw the butcher-shop again.
Careers of Danger and Daring
Cleveland Moffett
There is no reason why I should hide in a butcher-shop, simply to avoid meeting the man.
Parrot & Co.
Harold MacGrath