Butchery
Butch·er·y
Butchery
n.
- The business of a butcher. [Obs.]
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Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter.
The perpetration of human butchery.
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A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed. [Obs.]
Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery.