Difference between Butchery and Butchering

What is the difference between Butchery and Butchering?

Butchery as a noun is the cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse. while Butchering as a verb is to slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

Butchery

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse. An abattoir, a slaughterhouse. The butchering of meat. A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure. The stereotypical behaviors and accouterments of being a butch lesbian.

Butchering

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

We hope you now know whether to use Butchery or Butchering in your sentence.

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