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slaughtre

slaughtre is the obsolete spelling of slaughter.

Meaning of slaughter

Noun

slaughter (countable and uncountable, plural slaughters)

  1. (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
  2. A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
    • For ſin, on war and mutual ſlaughter bent.1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VI, 1773, The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Edinburgh, page 416
  3. (rare) A mass destruction of non-living things.
    • There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned.1962 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 425
  4. A rout or decisive defeat.
  5. (collective) A group of iguanas.
    Synonyms:
    mess

See all 11 meanings of slaughter

Forms of slaughtre

Noun
pluralslaughtres
Verb
third-person singular presentslaughtres
present participleslaughtring
past participleslaughtred
pastslaughtred

Questions about slaughtre

What is slaughtre the obsolete spelling of?
Slaughtre is the obsolete spelling of slaughter.

Words near slaughtre in the dictionary

  1. slaughterpersons
  2. slaughters
  3. slaughterwoman
  4. slaughterwomen
  5. slaughtery
  6. slaughtre
  7. slaughtres
  8. slaughts
  9. slaunchways
  10. slaunchwise
  11. Slauson

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