slaugh´ter|er

slaugh´ter|er
slaugh|ter «SL tuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
1. the killing of an animal or animals for food; butchering: »

to fatten hogs for slaughter. They [passenger pigeons] were wiped out by one of the most relentless and perverse slaughters in history, exceeding in ruthlessness the better-known butchery of the buffalo (Newsweek).

2. brutal killing; much or needless killing: »

The battle resulted in a frightful slaughter. Today Fourth of July slaughter on the American highways replaces marginal injury from fireworks.

 SYNONYM(S): murder, massacre.
–v.t., v.i.
1. to kill an animal or animals for food; butcher: »

Millions of cattle are slaughtered in the stockyards.

2. to kill brutally; massacre.
╂[Middle English slahter < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic slātr butcher meat)]
–slaugh´ter|er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • slaugh´ter|ous|ly — slaugh|ter|ous «SL tuhr uhs», adjective. murderous; destructive: »Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me (Shakespeare). –slaugh´ter|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • slaugh|ter|ous — «SL tuhr uhs», adjective. murderous; destructive: »Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me (Shakespeare). –slaugh´ter|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • slaugh|ter|house — «SL tuhr HOWS», noun. a place where animals are killed for food and other products. SYNONYM(S): abattoir …   Useful english dictionary

  • slaugh|ter|man — «SL tuhr muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a man whose work is to slaughter animals for food. 2. = executioner. (Cf. ↑executioner) …   Useful english dictionary

  • man|slaugh|ter — «MAN SL tuhr», noun. 1. the killing of a human being or beings: »The Indian massacre at Deerfield was nothing more nor less than manslaughter. 2. Law. the killing of a human being unlawfully but without deliberate intent or under strong… …   Useful english dictionary

  • self-slaugh|ter — «SEHLF SL tuhr», noun. the killing of oneself; suicide …   Useful english dictionary

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