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SLAUGHTER, n. slaw'ter See Slay.

1. In a general sense, a killing. Applied to men, slaughter usually denotes great destruction of life by violent means as the slaughter of men in battle.
2. Applied to beasts, butchery a killing of oxen or other beasts for market.

SLAUGHTER, slaw'ter.

1. To kill to slay to make great destruction of life as , to slaughter men in battle.
2. To butcher to kill for the market as beasts.
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Entry for 'Slaughter'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/slaughter.html.
 
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