butcher shop
Americannoun
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butcher shops
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of butcher shop
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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A meat board carries half a butcher shop in sausage form.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
On a recent wintry night, Nodler was excited to spot two familiar guests at a table enjoying chicken schnitzel and homemade milk bread: the butcher shop owner and town locksmith.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
At a butcher shop in Washington, scientist Caleb Svezia, 28, said he started noticing higher meat prices around six months ago.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
There’s a look in his eye like a hungry mutt staring at a butcher shop window: pathetic and moony and flummoxed by how to get what he wants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
She turned, looking around, and caught him peering out from behind the butcher shop, way on the other end of the square.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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