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butch·ery (bo̵oc̸h′ər ē)

noun pl. butcheries -·er·ies

  1. Now Chiefly Brit. a place where animals are killed for meat; slaughterhouse
  2. the work or business of a butcher
  3. brutal bloodshed or slaughter
  4. the act or result of botching

Etymology: ME bocherie < OFr boucherie: see butcher

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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