KJV Dictionary Definition: slaughter

slaughter

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.

slaughtered

SLAUGHTERED, pp. slaw'tered. Slain; butchered.

slaughtering

SLAUGHTERING, ppr. slaw'tering, Killing; destroying human life; butchering,

slaughterous

SLAUGHTEROUS, a. slaw'terous. Destructive; murderous.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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