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Etymology

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From butcher +‎ shop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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butchershop (plural butchershops)

  1. (chiefly US) A store that sells meat.
    Synonyms: (UK) butcher's shop, butcher's
  2. (World War IWorld War II military slang) A military hospital or its division where surgeries upon the wounded are performed.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 27