Terry Glavin

Afghans long ago resigned themselves to this sort of thing. Compromises must be made. Deals with the devil are better than ceaseless butchery. In the exigencies of post-conflict bygones, against the threat of collapse into more terrible bloodletting, the ugliness of realpolitik is the lesser evil.

Canadian Author

Jiddu Krishnamurti

It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person. So violence isn't merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper.

Indian Philosopher

Karin Slaughter

The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether it's the bloody butchery of 'Hamlet,' the lecherous misanthropes of Dickens or the lone gunman from 'The Great Gatsby.

American Writer

Ida B. Wells

The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.

American Activist

Think of 'butchery' as a place of business in this context, specifically for meat processing.

Workplace Context

'Butchery' is not used to refer to a butcher, the person who cuts meat. Do not confuse the terms.

Not a Butcher

When 'butchery' means large-scale violence, it carries a connotation of brutality and horror.

Violent Imagery

This definition is often used to describe historical massacres or battles with heavy casualties.

Historical Context

'Butchery' in this sense emphasizes technique and skill in meat preparation, not just the act.

Skillful Craft

Understand that 'butchery' refers to a specialized trade, much like carpentry or baking.

Specialized Trade

Use 'butchery' to talk about the meat preparation aspect in culinary arts and food industries.

Culinary Context

 because it's important for us to learn. So when we're looking at Indigenous education, it's a study of all these pieces, wild food, permaculture, native agriculture, seed saving, seasonal lifestyles, ethno-oceanography, hunting, fishing, whole animal butchery, mycology, salt, sugar and fat productions,

Sean Sherman: Why aren't...

 all over the world and more so here in Kenya we have had the medical world talking about ostrich meat which is very good with maybe zero or many more currents from comparing to other meats that you get in the butchery and having