Noun: butchery bû-chu-ree
- The business of a butcher
"He learned butchery from his father and took over the family meat shop";
- butchering
- A building where animals are butchered
"The new butchery was built with modern hygiene standards in mind";
- abattoir [Brit], shambles [archaic], slaughterhouse
- The savage and excessive killing of many people
"The butchery of civilians during the conflict was widely condemned";
- slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage
Derived forms: butcheries
Type of: building, business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, edifice, execution, murder, slaying
Encyclopedia: Butchery