butchery
noun
, ˈbu̇-chə-\
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Synonyms
bloodbath, carnage, death, holocaust, massacre, slaughter
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When employees of the butchery finally did wrestle the calf the ground, Badr Musaed, who works in the shop, cut its throat. — Washington Post, "Escaped calf killed behind Home Depot sparks outrage," 30 July 2019 The chef there was European and taught me everything from butchery and carving to how to make soups, stocks, sauces. — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, "7 questions with Caribbean Smokehouse’s Adam Randall: The shortrib hotdish will surprise you," 24 July 2019 Humans have raised cattle for 10,000 years, and butchery is just as ancient. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "Grill Stars: This Summer’s Hottest Steaks," 3 July 2019 What now passes for the law in Xaltianguis, a little town on the road to Acapulco, arrived with a car bomb and butchery. — Washington Post, "Toxic mix of gangs, vigilantes fuels rising Mexican violence," 22 June 2019 The market was founded in the 1930s as a German market and butchery and was known as the only Hartford grocery store that specialized in Eastern European-style cold cuts and sausage. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Owner of popular Hartford market drowns in Norwalk River after slipping off boat," 2 July 2019 Colby went on to helm the kitchen at Chi Spacca, a butchery-centric appendage of Silverton’s Mozza group that garnered its own share of critical acclaim. — Garrett Snyder, latimes.com, "A first look at Antico, Chad Colby’s ode to rustic Italian cooking," 11 June 2019 Over the course of the weekend in Gazelle, guests receive hands-on lessons in butchery and open-fire grilling. — Matt Villano, SFChronicle.com, "Send yourself to meat, kayak or farm camp this summer," 7 June 2019 Turchetti’s Salumeria is the company’s whole-animal butchery and cured meats brand. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "You can now get Turchetti’s best sandwiches daily at the new Fountain Square meat market," 12 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'butchery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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