- (n.) The business of a butcher.
- (n.) Murder or manslaughter, especially when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter.
- (n.) A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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