butchering
noun
- phase of meat preparation
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English butch English -er English butcher Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English butchering From butcher + -ing.
- The act by which someone or something is butchered.
“(coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses)”
“Great crowds turned out to watch the carcass portioned out. The butchering itself was rough and inexpert, conducted rapidly with a serrated knife on the side of the road.”
- The act by which someone or something is butchered.
- The act by which someone or something is butchered.
- The act by which someone or something is butchered.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English butch English -er English butcher Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English butchering From butcher + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of butcher