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Traditional English :: slaughter
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slaughter.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the killing of an animal or animals for food. 2 the killing of many persons or animals at once or continuously; carnage, massacre. --v.tr. 1 kill (people) in a ruthless manner or on a great scale. 2 kill for food, butcher. 3 colloq. defeat utterly. slaughterer n. slaughterous adj. [ME slahter ult. f. ON sl tr butcher's meat, rel. to SLAY(1)] |
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Traditional English :: slaughterhouse
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slaughter.html - n. 1 a place for the slaughter of animals as food. 2 a place of carnage. |
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Traditional English :: slaughter
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slaughter.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the killing of an animal or animals for food. 2 the killing of many persons or animals at once or continuously; carnage, massacre. --v.tr. 1 kill (people) in a ruthless manner or on a great scale. 2 kill for food, butcher. 3 colloq. defeat utterly. slaughterer n. slaughterous adj. [ME slahter ult. f. ON sl tr butcher's meat, rel. to SLAY(1)] |
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Traditional English :: slaughterhouse
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slaughter.html - n. 1 a place for the slaughter of animals as food. 2 a place of carnage. |
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Traditional English :: slaughter
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slaughter.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the killing of an animal or animals for food. 2 the killing of many persons or animals at once or continuously; carnage, massacre. --v.tr. 1 kill (people) in a ruthless manner or on a great scale. 2 kill for food, butcher. 3 colloq. defeat utterly. slaughterer n. slaughterous adj. [ME slahter ult. f. ON sl tr butcher's meat, rel. to SLAY(1)] |
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Traditional English :: slaughterhouse
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slaughter.html - n. 1 a place for the slaughter of animals as food. 2 a place of carnage. |
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