n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: butch · ered ; butch · er · ing \ ' bu ̇ ch-ri ŋ , ' bu ̇ -ch ə - \
Date: 1562
1 : to slaughter and dress for market < butcher hogs>
2 : to kill in a barbarous manner
3 : BOTCH < butcher ed the play>
n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: butch · ered ; butch · er · ing \ ' bu ̇ ch-ri ŋ , ' bu ̇ -ch ə - \
Date: 1562
1 : to slaughter and dress for market < butcher hogs>
2 : to kill in a barbarous manner
3 : BOTCH < butcher ed the play>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012