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The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.
Ida B. Wells

Meaning of "butchery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTCHERY

butchery  [ˈbʊtʃərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTCHERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Butchery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUTCHERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

butchery

Butcher

A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or do any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments. A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets or may be self-employed. An ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock, butchers formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. Today, many jurisdictions offer trade certifications for butchers. Some areas expect a three-year apprenticeship followed by the option of becoming a master butcher.

Definition of butchery in the English dictionary

The definition of butchery in the dictionary is the business or work of a butcher. Other definition of butchery is wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTCHERY


archery
ˈɑːtʃərɪ
bewitchery
bɪˈwɪtʃərɪ
bitchery
ˈbɪtʃərɪ
bleachery
ˈbliːtʃərɪ
branchery
ˈbræntʃərɪ
century
ˈsɛntʃərɪ
cutcherry
ˈkʌtʃərɪ
cutchery
ˈkʌtʃərɪ
debauchery
dɪˈbɔːtʃərɪ
hatchery
ˈhætʃərɪ
lechery
ˈlɛtʃərɪ
patchery
ˈpætʃərɪ
perchery
ˈpɜːtʃərɪ
petchary
ˈpɛtʃərɪ
pituri
ˈpɪtʃərɪ
rancherie
ˈrɑːntʃərɪ
stitchery
ˈstɪtʃərɪ
supercherie
suːˈpɜːtʃərɪ
treachery
ˈtrɛtʃərɪ
witchery
ˈwɪtʃərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTCHERY

butch
butcher
butcher´s
butcher´s boy
butcher´s hook
butcher´s shop
butcher´s-broom
butcherbird
butcherer
butcheries
butcherly
butchness
bute
Butenandt
butene
butenedioic acid
buteo
buteonine

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTCHERY

ashery
coshery
crossbow archery
fashery
feathery
fishery
haberdashery
heathery
hery
lathery
leathery
noshery
ochery
periphery
pothery
slithery
smithery
tushery
washery
wordsmithery

Synonyms and antonyms of butchery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BUTCHERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «butchery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of butchery

Translation of «butchery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTCHERY

Find out the translation of butchery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of butchery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butchery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屠杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carnicería
570 millions of speakers

English

butchery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नरसंहार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفك الدماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бойня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

açougue
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কসাইখানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boucherie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjagaan daging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlächterei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肉屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butchery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán sỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொலைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कत्तलखाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kasaplık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzeź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бійня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măcel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρεοπωλείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaghuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slakt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slakteri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of butchery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCHERY»

The term «butchery» is regularly used and occupies the 62.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTCHERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «butchery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «butchery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about butchery

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QUOTES WITH «BUTCHERY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word butchery.
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Ida B. Wells
The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTCHERY»

Discover the use of butchery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to butchery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Whole Beast Butchery: The Complete Visual Guide to Beef, ...
This visual manual is the first to teach by showing exactly what butchers know, whether cooks want to learn how to turn a primal into familiar and special cuts or to simply identify everything in the case at the market.
Ryan Farr, Brigit Legere Binns, 2011
2
Butchery and Sausage-Making For Dummies
The book will also explore sausage-making, with tips and recipes, and will look at preserving meat through curing and smoking.
Tia Harrison, 2013
3
Your Children Are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear ...
This is the book for anyone who hunts, farms, or buys large quantities of meat. The author takes the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text is clear and easy-to-follow.
Jim Taylor, 1986
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The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and ...
Here’s the ideal hands-on guidebook for self-sufficient farmers, ranchers, and hunters with step-by-step instructions on butchering beef, venison, pork, lamb, poultry, and goats.
Philip Hasheider, 2010
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The Gourmet Butcher's Guide to Meat: How to Source it ...
A comprehensive guide to whole-animal butchery, covering the rudiments of butchery; how meat animals are raised, slaughtered, and marketed; and the complexities of meat grading, carcass yield, marbling scores, and issues with inspection.
Cole Ward, 2014
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The Danvers Butchery Meat Market and Cold Storage; Danvers, ...
At approximately 03:00 hours, a fire started on the exterior of The Danvers Butchery. The area of origin was in a fenced enclosure next to a large air conditioning unit on the B/C corner of the Barn. (See Appendix C for details) The material first ...
US Fire Administration
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Butchery on Bond Street: Sexual Politics and the ...
In Butchery on Bond Street Feldman reveals the human interplay of good (and mostly bad) intentions as he fleshes out the story of Burdell and Emma Hempstead Cunninghams deadly affair.
Benjamin P. Feldman, 2007
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Butchery of the Mountain Man
William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone. They are ten feet square with doors at each end, one to the interior passage and the other to the deck. The NELLIE PECK also provides clean mattresses and sheets on the berths. Curtains at cabin  ...
William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, 2013
9
Janata Butchery at Faridabad
On the alleged police firing and brutality in an industrial town in Haryana, 17 October 1979.
L. Venkat Rao, 1979
10
Comparative Skeletal Anatomy: A Photographic Atlas for ...
Introduction Animal bones often reveal marks of butchery associated with meat or marrow processing. Butchered bones may be recovered as important behavioral evidence from archaeological sites, or they may be collected within the forensic ...
Bradley J. Adams, G. Santucci, Pamela J. Crabtree, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTCHERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term butchery is used in the context of the following news items.
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... who grows woozy at the mere mention of invasive surgery, explain Lucy's ability to remain upright amid the saw-and-pliers butchery? «Town and Country Magazine, Jul 15»
2
More on the confederate flag
While saddened by the butchery of this maniac I am disturbed by those that are attacking my heritage and the Confederacy because of this flag. «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Rotary Winemakers' Cookoff announces 2015 lineup of judges
Her collaboration with San Francisco butcher Ryan Farr (the “King of Meats”), Whole Beast Butchery was also nominated. When Brigit and her ... «Paso Robles Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Take a Look Inside the Mosaic District's Latest Restaurant: Mom & Pop
... couple have two daughters, hence the name—and a variety of local producers including Red Apron Butchery and Righteous Cheese. «Washingtonian.com, Jul 15»
5
Finders Keepers: The dank, thrilling world of edible foraging
Sparatta will host the Magpie's Owen Lane, James Beard nominee Lee Gregory of the Roosevelt, Metzger Bar & Butchery's Brittanny Anderson, ... «RVANews, Jul 15»
6
Posting from the center of town
At the butchery, we'd listen to the high whine as a man in a blue-and-white-striped apron cut lamb chops at the band saw, savoring what was ... «Suffolk News-Herald, Jul 15»
7
Liberty Walk Challenger Hellcat on PUR Wheels And Air …
They bolt directly to the body of the car in a way many would consider butchery. Our beast of the day is a 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. «autoevolution, Jul 15»
8
Police investigate swan death after they believe it was mutilated for …
It was clearly the work of a person with experience of butchery and we are appealing for anyone with information to come forward to police. «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
9
7/7 : contemplation after a terrifying and confused day
A coping mechanism, she says, of course, but surely something concrete and positive to emerge from the sheer bloody, random, butchery of it ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»
10
Naked butchers: Google Street View reveals a surprise in …
... promised to be in full uniform attire after achieving the honour of being picked to represent his country at the Tri-Nations butchery challenge. «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

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