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• butcher meat — or butcher s meat noun The flesh of animals slaughtered by butchers, as distinguished from fish, fowls and game • • • Main Entry: ↑butcher …   Useful english dictionary

• butcher's meat — butcher meat or butcher s meat noun The flesh of animals slaughtered by butchers, as distinguished from fish, fowls and game • • • Main Entry: ↑butcher …   Useful english dictionary

• butcher's meat — (also butcher meat) noun Brit. fresh uncured meat excluding game and poultry …   English new terms dictionary

• Butcher block — Butcher s block in modern American kitchen. A butcher s block is a style of assembled wood (often sugar maple, teak, or walnut) used as heavy duty chopping blocks, table tops, and cutting boards. It was commonly used in butcher s shops and meat… …   Wikipedia

• butcher — [n] meat killer, seller boner*, meatmarket person, meat person, processor, skinner*, slaughterer, slayer*; concept 348 butcher [v1] slay and prepare animal for meat beef up, carve, clean, cure, cut, cut down, dress, joint, liquidate, salt,… …   New thesaurus

• Butcher's meat — Butcher Butch er (b[.u]ch [ e]r), n. [OE. bochere, bochier, OF. bochier, F. boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. boc, F. bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See {Buck} the animal.] 1. One who slaughters animals, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• butcher — [booch′ər] n. [ME bocher < OFr bochier, bouchier, one who kills and sells he goats < bouc, he goat < Frank * bukk, akin to OE bucca: see BUCK1] 1. a person whose work is killing animals or dressing their carcasses for meat 2. a person… …   English World dictionary

• Meat carving — is the process and skill of cutting portions of meat, such as roast and poultry, to obtain a maximum or satisfactory number of meat portions, using a carving knife or meat slicing machine. A meat carver disjoints the meat and slices in uniform… …   Wikipedia

• Butcher paper — is cheap but sturdy paper that is sold in large rolls. Butcher paper is white, made from kraft pulp and is generally considered to be between 30 lb/3000 sq ft (45 g/m²) and 50 lb/3000 sq ft (81 g/m²) basis weight of paper. Originally sold to… …   Wikipedia

• Butcher — Butch er (b[.u]ch [ e]r), n. [OE. bochere, bochier, OF. bochier, F. boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats, fr. OF. boc, F. bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic origin. See {Buck} the animal.] 1. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English