The killing of cattle, sheep, or other animals for food. (See also 4.)
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| 释义 | the world > life > death > killing > killing of animals > [noun] (49) slaughtera1300 The killing of cattle, sheep, or other animals for food. (See also 4.) to make larder ofa1330 figurative. Chiefly in to make larder of: to turn into meat for the larder; to bring to the slaughterhouse, hence, to slaughter; to larder, to the… murdering?a1475 The action of murder, v. (in various senses); an instance of this, an act of murder. fall1575 The killing or death of an animal hunted as game; the kill. to be at (the) fall: to be present at the kill (cf. in at the kill at kill, n.1 2b)… butchering1609 The action or an act of slaughtering animals for food. Also: the skill or practice of dividing and preparing the carcass of an animal; the… ovicide1828 The killing of sheep. felicide1832 The action of killing a cat, cat-slaying. poultrycide1841 the killing of poultry. piscicide1847 The killing or slaughter of fish. vealing1847 Conversion into veal. kill1850 The act of killing an animal hunted as game. slaughterage1854 All that is connected with the slaughtering of animals for food. birdicide1862 The action or practice of killing a bird or birds. Also: an instance of this. apricide1864 Slaughter of a boar. insecticide1865 The killing of insects. vulpicidism1865 The practice of fox-killing. vulpicide1873 The act of killing a fox otherwise than by hunting with hounds. serpenticide1882 Killing of serpents. tauricide1882 The slaughter of a bull. vaccicide1887 the crime of killing a cow; (also in later use) the crime of killing a woman likened to a cow (see cow, n.1 4b). leporicide1914 The killing of hares. culling1938 The action of the verb (sense compounds). cull1958 The act or product of culling; a selection. Subcategories:— by specific method (12) — killing of noxious animals (1) — slaughter-house (11) — means of (2) |
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