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butcher

noun as in meat killer, seller

verb as in slay and prepare animal for meat

verb as in ruin

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“Theaters have been bought up and butchered,” he says.

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A butcher who worked at the company, whom Roberts described as having Hispanic heritage, made a suggestion: “Why don’t you make a burrito?”

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I keep my eyes peeled to decipher what’s on the plates and the butcher block.

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Union Square Cafe uses a specialty blend of brisket, short rib and chuck developed with Manhattan butcher Pat LaFrieda.

As a butcher, Mr McAtamney said Christmas is their "busiest time of year".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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