Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or trade of a butcher.
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- noun The
condition ortrade of abutcher .
Etymologies
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From butcher + -dom.
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Examples
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The flesh of the coon is palatable, but verily there is nothing in all butcherdom so delicious as a roasted
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The slander was one that seemed to shake the very foundations of butcherdom throughout the world ” namely, an insinuation that the plaintiff had sold Australian mutton for Scotch beef; on the face of it an extraordinary allegation, although it had to find its way for the interpretation of a jury as to its meaning.
The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins Brampton, Henry H 1904
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