definition of
butchery

[1] #1 butchery n. [abattoir, shambles, slaughterhouse] a building where animals are butchered. wn

[2] #2 butchery n. [butchering] the business of a butcher. wn

[3] #3 butchery n. [slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage] the savage and excessive killing of many people. wn