butchery
/ˈbʊtʃəri/
noun
- The business or work of a butcher; the preparation and sale of meat.
- The butchery section of the supermarket is very clean.
- She studied butchery to become a professional meat cutter.
- He learned the trade of butchery from his uncle.
- A shop or place where meat is sold.
- I bought a steak from the local butchery.
- The old butchery closed down after fifty years.
- The butchery on Main Street has the best sausages.
- Violent or cruel killing, especially of many people; massacre.
- The battle resulted in terrible butchery on both sides.
- The butchery of innocent civilians must stop.
- History books record the butchery of that war.
- The act of ruining or spoiling something, especially through clumsy or careless action.
- The butchery of the classic play made the audience groan.
- His butchery of the recipe ruined the dinner.
- The butchery of the original painting was a crime against art.
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