cruel, violent and unnecessary killing 残杀；杀戮 When are they going to put an end to this butchery? 他们什么时候才能结束这场屠杀？
the work of preparing meat to be sold 屠宰工作
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a slaughterhouse or meat market): from Old French boucherie, from bouchier ‘butcher’.