Indiscriminate slaughter; SYN. bloodletting, bloodshed, battue. blood-bath, blood bath

ETYM Old Eng. bocherie shambles, from French boucherie. Related to Butcher.
The business of a butcher; SYN. butchering.

ETYM French carnage, Late Lat. carnaticum tribute of animals, flesh of animals, from Latin caro, carnis, flesh. Related to Carnal.
1. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc.
2. Flesh of slain animals or men.

1. A triangular piece of cloth.
2. Coagulated blood from a wound.

1. The act of terminating a life; SYN. kill, putting to death.
2. An event that causes someone to die; SYN. violent death.
3. (Informal) A very large profit; SYN. cleanup.

ETYM French, from Late Lat. mazacrium; cf. Prov. German metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, German metzger a butcher, and LG. matsken to cut, hew, Old High Germ. meizan to cut, Goth. máitan.
The wanton killing of many people; SYN. mass murder.