butchery

[ booch-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural butch·er·ies.

1. a slaughterhouse.
2. brutal or wanton slaughter of animals or humans; carnage.
3. the trade or business of a butcher. butcher.
4. the act of bungling or botching.

butchery

/ ˈbʊtʃərɪ /

noun

1. the business or work of a butcher
2. wanton and indiscriminate slaughter; carnage
3. a less common word for slaughterhouse

Word History and Origins

Origin of butchery¹

1300–50; Middle English bocherie < Anglo-French, Middle French boucherie. See butcher, -y ³

Example Sentences

The products recalled include Domino's BBQ Dip, seasonings and curry powders by Favourit and Dunnes Stores, and some Westmorland Family Butchery sausages and burgers.

From BBC

I dove into the art of whole animal butchery at The Chop Shop here in Asheville and was their culinary director building up a live fire catering program as well as a food truck in the River Arts District.

From Salon

We also have a whole animal butchery program at Luminosa which allows us to harvest very specific cuts from both cows and pigs which allow us to get even more granular when offering unique dishes to our guests.

From Salon

Signs of butchery on the bones, along with stone tools and other evidence, indicate that Taguatagua 3 represents a temporary camp established around the task of processing the large carcass.

From Science Daily

But prosecution barrister Caroline Carberry KC described the procedures as little more than "human butchery" carried out using household instruments, done for financial reward and for sexual, rather than psychiatric, reasons.

From BBC

Related Words

• bloodbath
• bloodletting
• carnage