bovicide|ˈbəʊvɪsaɪd, ˈbɒvɪ-| [f. L. bōs, bov-is ox + -cide; cf. L. bovicīdium slaughtering of cattle.] A slayer of oxen; humorously a butcher. 1678Phillips (App. affected Wds.) Bovicide, a killer of Oxen, a Butcher.1832Blackw. Mag. XXXI. 321 He had been a Bovicide.