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butchery [ˈbʊtʃərɪ] n pl -eries 1. the business or work of a butcher 2. wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a less common word for slaughterhouse Butchery butchers collectively, 1475. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
butchery noun 1. slaughter, killing, murder, massacre, bloodshed, carnage, mass murder, blood-letting, blood bath War is simply a legalised form of butchery. 2. carving, cutting up, dressing, cleaning, jointing a carcass hung up for butchery Translations butchery n (= slaughter) → Gemetzel nt, → Metzelei f; the butchery of millions → das Abschlachten or Niedermetzeln von Millionen; stop the fight, this is butchery! → brechen Sie den Kampf ab, das ist ja das reinste Gemetzel! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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