In the 18th century, the slink butcher was a reviled tradesman who secretly slaughtered and dressed diseased carcasses for sale.

After the failed assault, the commander read the butcher's bill and could not hide his shock at how many had died.

Local citizens accused the news butchers of mangling the mayor's speech to create a scandal.

The old news butcher walked down the aisle of the sleeper car, balancing a wooden crate of newspapers, candy, and cigars as passengers glanced up from their novels.

Butchart arrived at the meeting with a stack of handwritten notes.

She covered the picnic table with butcher's paper and set out the condiments for the barbecue.

I stopped by the butcher shop to buy fresh lamb for tonight's dinner.

When the band marched past, the old man sneered 'Piccadilly butcher' under his breath, a spiteful nickname for a member of the Royal Horse Guards.

The Piccadilly butchers displayed their finest cuts in the shop window.

At the vintage fair, he proudly sported a butcher's mourning, drawing curious glances from the crowd.