Bible Dictionaries
Butchery
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter.
(2):
(n.) The business of a butcher.
(3):
(n.) A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Butchery'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/butchery.html. 1828.