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butchery 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈbo͝oCHərē/,
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The savage killing of large numbers of people,
  1. The savage killing of large numbers of people

  2. The work of slaughtering animals and preparing them for sale as meat

  1. abattoir: a building where animals are butchered
  2. the business of a butcher
  3. slaughter: the savage and excessive killing of many people
  4. A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks.http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butcher They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. ...
  5. The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse; An abattoir, a slaughterhouse; The butchering of meat; A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure; The stereotypical behaviors and accouterments of being a butch lesbian
  6. means any premises used for the sale of butcher’s meat and for keeping, storing, preparing or exposing butcher’s meat intended for sale, or used in any other way for the purpose of a butcher’s business and includes the shop and associated rooms;
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