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butcheress|ˈbʊtʃərɪs|
[f. butcher n. + -ess.]
A female butcher; also (humorously) a butcher's wife or daughter.
1833Fraser's Mag. VII. 500 Why need these fair butcheresses [butcher's daughters] torment themselves. 1854Chamb. Jrnl. I. 226 Almost every man..has a wife who is groceress, linen-draperess, butcheress, or confectioner. |