Butchery - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbʊtʃərɪ|
Brit.
|ˈbʊtʃərɪ|
noun
- a building where animals are butchered (syn: abattoir, shambles, slaughterhouse)
- the business of a butcher
- the savage and excessive killing of many people (syn: carnage, massacre, slaughter)
- the business of a butcher
- the savage and excessive killing of many people (syn: carnage, massacre, slaughter)
Extra examples
...butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world...
Word forms
noun
singular: butchery
plural: butcheries
singular: butchery
plural: butcheries
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