plural butcheries
1
chiefly British
: slaughterhouse
2
: the preparation of meat for sale
3
: cruel and ruthless slaughter of human beings
4
: botch
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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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In addition to food tastings, the weekend features music, poetry and talks and demonstrations on topics like livestock handling and butchery.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
But the timeline of her actions since the Hamas butchery against Israel in October discloses a slack performance against student and faculty bullies who intimidate Jewish students.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
Zig-zag engravings on arm bones different from those from butchery tools and presence of human skull caps suggests Magdalenian culture used cannibalism to honor the dead and maintain a connection in the afterlife.
—Avya Chaudhary, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The tasting menu prepares ingredients thoughtfully, switching between whole fish butchery, fermenting, smoking, and curing keeping in line with a nose-to-tail, zero-waste ethos.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
But the timeline of her actions since the Hamas butchery against Israel in October discloses a slack performance against student and faculty bullies who intimidate Jewish students.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
Zig-zag engravings on arm bones different from those from butchery tools and presence of human skull caps suggests Magdalenian culture used cannibalism to honor the dead and maintain a connection in the afterlife.
—Avya Chaudhary, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
The tasting menu prepares ingredients thoughtfully, switching between whole fish butchery, fermenting, smoking, and curing keeping in line with a nose-to-tail, zero-waste ethos.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024
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