butchery

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
2. 2
   An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
3. 3
   The butchering of meat.
4. 4
   A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
5. 5
   A meat market.
6. 6
   The stereotypical behaviors and accoutrements of a butch lesbian.