butchering

Example Sentences

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Butchering was done on-site, “with considerable implications for food hygiene and animal welfare,” the researchers found.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2021

Butchering such a giant animal took patience and stamina, and Ana was a knowledgeable guide, showing her how to remove silver skin and separate steaks.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2018

“Dangerous Medicine,” an excerpt of Lindsey Fitzharris's book The Butchering Art, ends by justly celebrating Joseph Lister's lifesaving work in elucidating and fighting postoperative infection.

From Scientific American • Feb. 3, 2018

The Butchering Art was not pain-free for Fitzharris.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2017

Butchering day was as big as Thanksgiving to us.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck