slaughter
Example Sentences
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Some ranchers across the country have started to hold back their animals for breeding rather than sending them to slaughter.
The paper attacked selection "stuff-ups", too, criticising the inclusion of Cooper Connolly as being like "throwing a lamb to the slaughter".
From Barron's
When in operation, the plant is expected to employ about 3,000 workers and be able to slaughter about 20,000 hogs a day.
Most are sold at larger markets where they are purchased and fed to slaughter weight, while around 15 percent is processed nearby and sold at Stem's butcher shop.
From Barron's
Those who lived in the countryside were more likely to cherish memories of lard than olive oil; having a pig to slaughter could get a struggling family through the year.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
