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butchering

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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Butcher Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The business of a butcher. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the business of a butcher Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The business of a butcher. 2. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly. That dreadful butchering of one another. Addison. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n the business of a butcher v kill (animals) usually for food consumption Source: ecdict

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