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Slaughter

slaughter

The act of killing. Specifically:

The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage. On war and mutual slaughter bent. (milton)

The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.

Synonym: Carnage, massacre, butchery, murder, havoc.

Origin: OE. Slautir, slaughter, slaghter, Icel. Slatr slain flesh, modified by OE. Slaught, slaht, slaughter, fr. AS. Sleaht a stroke, blow; both from the root of E. Slay. See Slay, and cf. Onslaught.


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