butchery
noun
uk/ˈbʊtʃ.ər.i/us/ˈbʊtʃ.ɚ.i/butcherynoun(FOR MEAT)
[U]
theworkofkillinganimalsandpreparingmeatforsale:
"Flank" is atermused in butchery formeatfrom between theribsand thehipsof ananimal.
Butchery is askillthattakestimetolearn.
[C]
aplacewhereanimalsarekilledfortheirmeatormeatispreparedforsale:
Herana butchery on achickenfarm.
Synonym
abattoir
[C]
ashoporpartof ashopthatsellsmeat:
Thesupermarkethas a butchery,bakery,delicounter, andrestaurant.
Heopeneda butcherystallat anEastLondonmarket.
Synonym
butcher(SHOP)
- Skinningrabbitsis one of manybasicbutcherytechniqueswhich are beinglost.
- Reputablefarmerswould have nothing to do withillegalbutchery.
- Alongside a butcherysellingthe farm's ownbeef,pork, andlamb, thefarmshophas anon-sitebakeryand a well-stockeddelicatessen.
- Many of thesevillagesstill havetraditionalsmallbutcheries andfishmongers.
- Themeatmincerwas in the butchery which had beenbuilton the family'scattlefarm.
Preparing animals & fish for cooking
- bone
- boneless
- ceviche
- chine
- clean
- debeard
- devein
- fillet
- fleishig
- Frenching
- gut
- hang
- joint
- pluck
- render
- skewer
- skinless
- spatchcock
- tenderize
- truss
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Meat - general words
Animal farming - general words
Killing
Factories
Shops & auctions
butcherynoun(CRUEL KILLING)
[CorU]
cruelkilling, or anactofcruelkilling,especiallyoflargenumbersofpeople:
Thisinvasionhasinvolvedthe butchery ofinnocentmen, women, andchildren.
We must neverallowthe butcheries of the SecondWorldWar to berepeated.
- Headmitsthat mostempiresarebuilton butchery.
- Thefilmtellsadarktaleof butchery andrevenge.
- Towitnesssuch a butchery was adeeptrauma.
- Enraged by these butcheries, thepeopleroseup against theregime.
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polish
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
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Killing