butchering

butch·er

B0578000 (bo͝och′ər)n.1. a. One who slaughters and dresses animals for food or market.b. One who sells meats.2. One that kills brutally or indiscriminately.3. A vendor, especially one on a train or in a theater.4. One who bungles something.tr.v. butch·ered, butch·er·ing, butch·ers 1. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market.2. To kill brutally or indiscriminately.3. To botch; bungle: butcher a project; butchered the language. See Synonyms at botch.

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[Middle English bucher, from Old French bouchier, from bouc, boc, he-goat, probably of Celtic origin.]

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butch′er·er n.

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butchering - the business of a butcher butcheryslaughter - the killing of animals (as for food)business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"