"butcher's" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ [UK] Forms: butcher’s [canonical]
Etymology: From butcher + -’s, presumably abbreviation of butcher’s shop or similar; compare greengrocer’s etc. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|butcher|'s|alt2=’s}} butcher + -’s Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=butcher’s}} butcher’s (uncountable)
  1. (UK) Synonym of butchershop Tags: UK, uncountable Categories (topical): Shops Synonyms: butchershop [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (shop): butcher shop [US], butcher’s shop [UK]
    Sense id: en-butcher's-en-noun-KOCNmVW4 Disambiguation of Shops: 69 31 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'shop': 100 0
  2. (UK, Australia, rhyming slang) A look (short form of butcher's hook) Tags: Australia, UK, slang, uncountable Synonyms (look): dekko, gander, geek, look, squizz
    Sense id: en-butcher's-en-noun-hO-dVq6r Categories (other): Australian English, British English Disambiguation of 'look': 0 100

Alternative forms

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