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butchery

[booch-uh-ree] / ˈbʊtʃ ə ri /


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Kakuta's restaurant has its own butchery, supplying bear meat dishes to a nearby hotel.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

The building’s large main kitchen accommodates multiple classes, among them production baking and butchery.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

It was there that I came to see the possibilities in a robust whole-animal butchery program and a more radical approach to sourcing ingredients.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025

“And at some point we opened the window… and the stench was like a butchery… Like in the market, where it's not very clean.”

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

“This we have heard. And yet Your Radiance has found the courage to answer butchery with mercy. You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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