butchery
noun/ˈbʊtʃəri/
/ˈbʊtʃəri/
[uncountable]- cruel, violent and unnecessary killing
- When are they going to put an end to this butchery?
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- the work of preparing meat to be sold
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a slaughterhouse or meat market): from Old French boucherie, from bouchier ‘butcher’.
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