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butcher

noun as in meat killer, seller

verb as in slay and prepare animal for meat

verb as in ruin

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The title character in Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt? dreams of swapping the grind of her butcher's job for a life in showbusiness.

From BBC

After the verdict was read out in court, Mr Heagney's mother hugged family members and became extremely upset saying "he butchered my son".

From BBC

I picked up fresh pork sausage from the good butcher shop in my neighborhood and folded in a couple of eggs, whisked with a splash of cream, to help it all set.

From Salon

One particularly devastating crypto fraud is known as “pig butchering” or “romance baiting.”

It flags up things like whether there is a local butcher, bookshops, a park, schools, churches or a farmers' market.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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