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Butchery

BUTCH'ERY, n. The business of slaughtering cattle for the table or for market. 1. Murder, especially murder committed with unusual barbarity; great slaughter. 2. The place where animals are killed for market;...

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BUTCH'ERY, n. The business of slaughtering cattle for the table or for market.

1. Murder, especially murder committed with unusual barbarity; great slaughter.

2. The place where animals are killed for market; a shambles, or slaughter-house; also,a place where blood is shed.

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