butcher's
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of butcher's
C19: rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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Cignetti’s gotten a lot of attention for his bravado and his menacing sideline presence, in which he paces and stares like a customer who thinks the butcher’s hiding the best T-bones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Instead of crossed swords, a butcher’s knife, a cleaver and a honing steel cross behind a crest with paintings of a wheel of cheese, a lobster, a bottle of wine, a head of cattle.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
On September 3, 2012, 69-year-old Griselda Blanco stepped outside a butcher’s shop in Medellín.
From National Geographic • Feb. 2, 2024
“Busy preparing for the big day?” laminated posters hung near the butcher’s counter inquire.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023
“And the butcher’s tally?” he asked, dreading the answer.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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