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butchery

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A real piece of cyberware instead of this crude body mod butchery might well be worth trying out.

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Quick take

a building where animals are butchered

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of butchery gathered in one view.

noun

a building where animals are butchered

noun

the business of a butcher

noun

the savage and excessive killing of many people

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for butchery.

noun

the business of a butcher

See also: butchering

Example sentences

1

A real piece of cyberware instead of this crude body mod butchery might well be worth trying out.

2

You assume "addCD" actually adds a CD to, say, a music library, rather than being a butchery of "addToCD".

3

I went on a pork butchery course on Friday and it helped me fully connect the animal in the field to the meat on my plate.

4

Yes, medicine has advanced in certain areas like on the butchery side, we understand some things better now, but we're so far from being in control!

5

He tries new cuts, goes to butchery meetups at food festivals, try tosource new things, etc; result is that he's really good at what he's doing, and he gets quite a few loyal customers.

6

There were other butchers much more recently, but communism is the most recent example of butchery masquerading as enlightenment.

7

The serial killers Elizabeth and Abraham carry the initials of the company and leave a trail of butchery throughout Britannia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use butchery in a sentence?

A real piece of cyberware instead of this crude body mod butchery might well be worth trying out.

What does butchery mean?

a building where animals are butchered

What part of speech is butchery?

butchery is commonly used as noun.