What is the meaning of butchery?

A building where animals are butchered.
- synonyms: abattoir, shambles, slaughterhouse
The business of a butcher.
- synonyms: butchering
The savage and excessive killing of many people.
- synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage

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APA	WordNet. (2010). butchery. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/butchery/definitions/1191342
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