butcher
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ər noun
1.
a retail or wholesale dealer in meat.
2.
a person who slaughters certain animals, or who dresses the flesh of animals, fish, or poultry, for food or market.
3.
a person guilty of brutal or indiscriminate slaughter or murder.
4.
a vendor who hawks newspapers, candy, beverages, etc., as on a train, at a stadium, etc.
verb (used with object)
5.
to slaughter or dress (animals, fish, or poultry) for market.
6.
to kill indiscriminately or brutally.
7.
to bungle; botch: to butcher a job.
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adjective
3.
Slang.
a.
(of a girl or woman) having traits of personality, dress, behavior, or appearance usually associated with males.
b.
(of a male) decidedly or exaggeratedly masculine in manner or appearance.
Origin:
1940–45; apparently from the proper name
1940–45; apparently from the proper name
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butch (bʊtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a woman or man) markedly or aggressively masculine |
| —n | |
| 2. | a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
| 3. | a strong rugged man |
| [C18: back formation from | |
| butcher (ˈbʊtʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a retailer of meat |
| 2. | a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market |
| 3. | an indiscriminate or brutal murderer |
| 4. | a person who destroys, ruins, or bungles something |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to slaughter or dress (animals) for meat |
| 6. | to kill indiscriminately or brutally |
| 7. | to make a mess of; botch; ruin |
| [C13: from Old French bouchier, from bouc he-goat, probably of Celtic origin; see | |
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Word Origin & History
butch
"tough youth," 1902, first attested in nickname of outlaw George Cassidy, probably an abbreviation of butcher. Sense of "aggressive lesbian" is 1940s.
butcher
c.1300, from Anglo-Norm. boucher, from O.Fr. bochier "butcher, executioner," probably lit. "slaughterer of goats" (12c., Mod.Fr. boucher), from bouc "male goat," from Frank. *bukk (see buck (n.1)) or Celtic *bukkos "he-goat." Related: Butchered; butchering. Figurative sense
of "brutal murderer" is attested from 1520s. The verb is recorded from 1560s.
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Slang Dictionary
butch definition[bʊtʃ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
When professionals butcher an animal, they make it look fairly simple.
It's a sausage made from meat from the head and basically any other part of the pig that the butcher wants.
The stew is made of meat donated by a local wholesale butcher and whatever vegetables are around.
The utensils necessary to prepare the dish are an iron or an enamel kettle, a butcher knife, and a long-handled iron spoon.
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