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trucidation rare.|truːsɪˈdeɪʃən|
[ad. L. trucīdātiōn-em, n. of action f. trucīdāre to cut to pieces, kill cruelly, slaughter.]
A cruel killing or murdering; in use humorous: slaughter.
1623Cockeram, Trucidation, a cruell murder. [Whence in subsequent dicts.] 1883Stevenson Lett. (1901) I. 267, I loathe the snails: but from loathing to actual butchery, trucidation of multitudes, there is still a step that I hesitate to take. |