Butcher (Verb)
Meaning
Kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The local farmer complained that local teenagers were hired to butcher the animals without any proper training.
- The villagers were skilled at hunting and butchering deer for their weekly meals.
- Before the days of supermarkets, families often raised and butchered their own livestock.
- Many ranchers today still butcher animals on their own property with the aid of a professional.
- In order to butcher the chickens, the farmer must follow strict guidelines to prevent contamination.