Advertisement

Advertisement

butcher shop

noun

  1. a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of butcher shop1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Discover More

Example Sentences

His family ran a butcher shop in a part of town so tough that their specialty was broken leg of lamb.

But the close season for deer sat lightly on men in a region three days' journey from a butcher shop.

"I smelled 'em cookin' bologna in the back room of Hire's butcher shop," remarked the bringer of the pennygrabs.

They might have been bought at a butcher shop; then again, they might have been stolen.

He ust t' keep a butcher shop down t' Peory and he was so strong he could throw down a steer.

Just at the moment I came out of the butcher-shop, a man emerged from the corner grocery that stood alongside.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement