butcherless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

butcher +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

butcherless (not comparable)

  1. Without a butcher.
    • 1931, Popular Science, volume 118, number 3, page 32:
      In this new type butcherless butcher shop all meat is displayed packed in cartons and with soft lights and easy chairs the shop looks like a women's wear store, rather than a meat market.