BUTCHERY


Meaning of BUTCHERY in English

/ ˈbʊtʃəri; NAmE / noun [ U ]

1.

cruel, violent and unnecessary killing

2.

the work of preparing meat to be sold

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (denoting a slaughterhouse or meat market): from Old French boucherie , from bouchier butcher.

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