BUTCHERY


Meaning of BUTCHERY in English

1.

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

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

N-UNCOUNT disapproval

2.

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

...a carcass hung up for ~.

N-UNCOUNT

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