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Etymology
ON. (cognate with slatr)

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��t�(r)|-��t�(r)

Noun
en-noun|-

1. uncountable The killing of animals, generally for food
2. A massacre; the killing of a large number of people
3. A rout or decisive defeat

Derived terms
lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter
slaughterer
slaughterhouse
slaughterous

Translations
trans-top|killing of animals
Finnish: teurastus, lahti
German: Schlachtung f
trans-mid
Spanish: sacrificio m
Swedish: slakt
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trans-top|killing of people
Finnish: teurastus, joukkomurha, verilöyly
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س��ر ب���|trsarbReen|scKUchar
Spanish: matanza f
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trans-top|a decisive defeat
Finnish: teurastus, rökäletappio
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|French: abattage m
trans-mid
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To butcher animals, generally for food
2. transitive To massacre people in large numbers
3. transitive To kill in a particularly brutal manner

Translations
trans-top|To butcher animals, generally for food
Finnish: teurastaa, lahdata
German: schlachten
trans-mid
Nahuatl: mictia
Swedish: slakta
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trans-top|To massacre people in large numbers
Finnish: teurastaa, lahdata
German: abschlachten
trans-mid
Nahuatl: mictia
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trS�R
Swedish: slakta
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trans-top|To kill in a particularly brutal manner
Finnish: teurastaa, lahdata
German: abschlachten
trans-mid
Nahuatl: mictia
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trS�R
Swedish: slakta
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Category:Death
Category:English transitive verbs

ang:slaughter
de:slaughter
fr:slaughter
io:slaughter
it:slaughter
hu:slaughter
ru:slaughter
fi:slaughter
te:slaughter
vi:slaughter
zh:slaughter

• 2008-01-02 02:46 - Keene - lamb to slaughter

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