butcher's
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of butcher's
C19: rhyming slang
Example Sentences
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However, an award-winning Ayrshire butcher's shop is now ready for the final cut, after its current owner decided to retire.
From BBC
Meyer Levinson-Blount’s “Butcher’s Stain,” centered on a flimsy accusation against a friendly Palestinian butcher in an Israeli market, undercuts its gripping story with lackadaisical filmmaking and an unnecessary subplot, but lead Omar Sameer is commanding.
From Los Angeles Times
We continued our conversation over juice the next day, around the corner from the Pride parade at the Butcher’s Daughter.
From Los Angeles Times
Cignetti’s gotten a lot of attention for his bravado and his menacing sideline presence, in which he paces and stares like a customer who thinks the butcher’s hiding the best T-bones.
Instead, there was the butcher’s son.
From Literature
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