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Rarebutchery
The correct spelling is butchery.
How to pronounce butchery
noun
Say it like: Buc-her-ee
The correct spelling is butchery. The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse. For example: "This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog."
Usage Examples
“This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
- 2.An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
- 3.The butchering of meat.
- 4.A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
- 5.A meat market
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