butcher

  • 31Butcher — noun for a butcher …

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  • 32butcher — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ local ▪ halal, kosher ▪ pork (esp. BrE) ▪ master (BrE) {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb …

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  • 33butcher's — Australian English To look. Rhyming slang from butcher s hook …

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  • 34butcher — [13] Butcher comes via Anglo Norman boucher from Old French bouchier, a derivative of boc ‘male goat’ (this was probably borrowed from a Celtic word which came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English buck). The original… …

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  • 35butcher — butch•er [[t]ˈbʊtʃ ər[/t]] n. 1) a retail or wholesale dealer in meat 2) a person who slaughters certain animals or dresses their flesh for food or market 3) a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate murder 4) a vendor who hawks refreshments,… …

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  • 36butcher — I. /ˈbʊtʃə / (say boochuh) noun 1. a retail dealer in meat. 2. someone who slaughters certain domesticated animals, or dresses their flesh, for food or for market. 3. a person guilty of cruel or indiscriminate slaughter. 4. World War I Colloquial …

  • 37butcher —   Mea lole pipi, mea kū ai i o holoholona.    ♦ To butcher, pepehi ā oki oki holoholona …

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  • 38butcher —    a unit of volume for beer in South Australia. A butcher of beer is a glass holding 200 milliliters (about 7 Imperial fluid ounces). This is called a glass3 or a seven in other parts of Australia …

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  • 39butcher — [13] Butcher comes via Anglo Norman boucher from Old French bouchier, a derivative of boc ‘male goat’ (this was probably borrowed from a Celtic word which came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English buck). The original… …

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  • 40Butcher (disambiguation) — Butcher may refer to:PeopleIn sports*Alan Butcher, English cricketer *Basil Butcher, West Indian cricketer *Butcher (Surrey cricketer), 18th century English cricketer *Don Butcher, English professional squash player *Donnie Butcher, American NBA… …

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