BUTCHERY


Meaning of BUTCHERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bʊtʃəri ]

1.

You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this.

In her view, war is simply a legalised form of butchery.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

2.

Butchery is the work of cutting up meat and preparing it for sale.

...a carcass hung up for butchery.

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