Definition of butcher

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Butcher (n.) One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food..

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Butchery :: Butchery (n.) The business of a butcher.
Reedling :: Reedling (n.) The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird..
Butchering :: Butchering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Butche.
Cart :: Cart (n.) A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc..
Rump :: Rump (n.) Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef..
Butcher :: Butcher (v. t.) To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market; as, to butcher hogs..
Massacre :: Massacre (n.) To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings..
Joint :: "Joint (n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting..
Nine-killer :: Nine-killer (n.) The northern butcher bird.
Butcher :: Butcher (n.) A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle..
Butcherly :: Butcherly (a.) Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.
Butchery :: Butchery (n.) Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter..
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.
Slaughter :: Slaughter (v. t.) To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts..
Matagasse :: Matagasse (n.) A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also mattages.
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) A place where butcher's meat is sold.
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc..
Butchering :: Butchering (n.) The business of a butcher.
Mattages :: Mattages (n.) A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also matagasse.
Butcher :: Butcher (n.) One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food..
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