Slaughter
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Slaughter - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
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, v.t. 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.
In other dictionaries
Read “Kill” in the 9 dictionaries- KillEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
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- SlayEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- MurderInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- MurderSmith’s Bible Dictionary
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Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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