butchery
[ boo ch-uh-ree ]
/ ˈbʊtʃ ə ri /
noun, plural butch·er·ies.
a slaughterhouse.
brutal or wanton slaughter of animals or humans; carnage.
the trade or business of a butcher.
the act of bungling or botching.
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butchery
/ (ˈbʊtʃərɪ) /
noun plural -eries
the business or work of a butcher
wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage
a less common word for slaughterhouse
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Word Origin and History for butchery
butchery
"the trade of a butcher," mid-15c., bocherie, from Old French bocherie (13c., Modern French boucherie), from bochier (see butcher (n.)).
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