| 释义 |
butch·ery
\-ch(ə)rē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English bocherie, from Middle French bocherie, boucherie, from bochier, bouchier butcher + -ie -y — more at butcher
1. now chiefly Britain : a place where slaughtered meat is cut up : slaughterhouse
2. : the process or business of preparing meat for sale
3. : violent, cruel, or bloody slaughter : massacre, carnage
4. : botch, bungle |