 butchery |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (business) the business of a butcher | |
| Synonyms: | butchering | |
| Related terms: | commercial_enterprise slaughter butcher | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a building where animals are butchered | |
| Synonyms: | shambles slaughterhouse abattoir | |
| Related terms: | building butcher | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) the wanton killing of many people | |
| Synonyms: | mass_murder slaughter carnage massacre | |
| Related terms: | murder killing Alamo Little_Bighorn bloodbath butcher | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) the savage and excessive killing of people | |
| Synonyms: | carnage slaughter | |
| Related terms: | murder bloodbath | |
| Similar spelling: |
butcher butcherly butchering bitchery butcherbird botcher Betcher budgerygah bewitchery |
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