butchery butchery /ˈbʊtʃɝi/

noun

1. The savage and excessive killing of many people  ( butchery , carnage , massacre , mass murder , slaughter )
   the savage and excessive killing of many people
   
2. The business of a butcher  ( butchering , butchery )
   the business of a butcher
   
3. A building where animals are butchered  ( abattoir , butchery , shambles , slaughterhouse )
   a building where animals are butchered