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butchering

noun C2
  1. Dismemberment of animals as food. (countable, uncountable) · (coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses)
  2. Dismemberment of humans as manslaughter or murder. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Killing, especially of a human being, regardless of whether any dismemberment is involved. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Botching; a botched job. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

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