butchery
noun
butch·ery
ˈbu̇-chə-rē 
ˈbu̇ch-
plural butcheries
1
chiefly British
: slaughterhouse
2
: the preparation of meat for sale
3
: cruel and ruthless slaughter of human beings
4
: botch
Examples of butchery in a Sentence
the butchery of civilians during the war
butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world
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Researchers also uncovered hippo bones with butchery marks, indicating early humans at the site used the large mammals for food.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
This site, containing hominin remains and butchery marks on animal remains, is dated to around 1.85 million years ago.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Staff swiftly and expertly break down the fish at butchery stations across from a grid of icy oyster trays — the Blue Points are sourced from Long Island.
—Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Patole heads to a market town to buy leafy greens, then trudges down a muddy road lined with butcher shops, each a hole-in-the-wall, run by Muslim men – the Indian minority dominates the butchery trade.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
This site, containing hominin remains and butchery marks on animal remains, is dated to around 1.85 million years ago.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Staff swiftly and expertly break down the fish at butchery stations across from a grid of icy oyster trays — the Blue Points are sourced from Long Island.
—Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Patole heads to a market town to buy leafy greens, then trudges down a muddy road lined with butcher shops, each a hole-in-the-wall, run by Muslim men – the Indian minority dominates the butchery trade.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Butchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butchery. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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