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- noun Plural form of
butchering .
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Examples
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Hideous, jarring Luther, filled with phlegmy death rattles, seeping brains, and motiveless daylight butcherings carried out by psychopaths "just for the lulz".
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Hideous, jarring Luther, filled with phlegmy death rattles, seeping brains, and motiveless daylight butcherings carried out by psychopaths "just for the lulz".
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I worked in theatre for 10 years so I've seen a lot of butcherings.
Sandra Alland, a few words and three poems Lemon Hound 2007
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I worked in theatre for 10 years so I've seen a lot of butcherings.
Archive 2007-11-01 Lemon Hound 2007
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Burton considered Gelele, despite his butcherings and vapourings, as, on the whole, quite a phoenix for an African.
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As many defenders of Mr. Kerrey have pointed out, these types of things happen all the time-inevitable or inadvertent or even expedient butcherings.
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Will and Enoch prepairing to Butcher 3 hoggs that was left from the other two butcherings.
Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961
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There was no reason they couldn't stay over there and take the places of some of the people who had been killed in their wars and butcherings.
AGoodManIsHardToFindAndOtherStories O'Connor, Flannery 1955
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The horrible butcherings of his people to turn away the dreaded anger of the gods would continue.
The Book of Missionary Heroes Basil Mathews
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Burton considered Gelele, despite his butcherings and vapourings, as, on the whole, quite a phoenix for an African.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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