Plural for a shop or place selling meat that has been butchered
“When you buy meat at the butchery and they weigh it, do they account for the weight of any bones if there are bones in there?”
Plural for a place where animals are slaughtered
“The meat mincer was located in the butchery which had been constructed on the family's grazing property.”
Plural for an act of cutting or butchering meat
“Many of these interpretations have been largely anecdotal, such as Matt Pope's insightful comments on using an asymmetrical handaxe during the butchery of a deer carcass.”
Plural for the savage killing of large numbers of people
“As we do our grisly march through slavery, genocide, and butchery for profit, my students often ask, does anyone learn from history?”
Plural for the act or state of physically fighting
Plural for a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh
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