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==English==

===Verb===
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|butcher||ing-form}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}}

# The act by which someone or something is butchered, as:
## {{l|en|dismemberment|Dismemberment}}.
##: {{cot|en|killing#Noun|slaughtering#Noun}} {{q|coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses}}
## {{lb|en|loosely}} {{l|en|slaughter#Noun|Slaughter}} or {{l|en|killing#Noun}}, especially of a human being.
## {{lb|en|figuratively}} {{l|en|botching|Botching}}; a {{l|en|botched}} job.

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|pig butchering}}

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