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Destructive; murderous. Shak. M. Arnold. -- Slaugh"ter*ous*ly, adv.

To recall, as former laughter. [Obs. & R.] Sir T. More.

dying" Heb. xi. 21. "We'll a birding together." " It was a doing." Shak. "He burst out a laughing." Macaulay. The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitte…

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.

An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace. The Abderite, Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action. Great the slaughter is Here made by the Roman; great the answer be Britons must take. Shak.

That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter. [Obs.]

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault. Prescott. Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwe…

; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one. At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase and syn.), Length, Once, etc. -- At it, busily or actively engaged. -- At least. See Least and However. --…

, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic] It made the laughter of an afternoon That Vivien should attempt the blameless king. Thackeray.

rongdoer. He will avenge the blood of his servants. Deut. xxxii. 43. Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold. Milton. He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen. Macaulay.

A woman of loose morals; a prostitute. A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French baggage. Thackeray.

The wanton slaughter of game. Howitt.

The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.

To jape; to laugh at; to deceive. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would bellow out a laugh." Dryden.

The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction. So wills the fierce, avenging sprite, Till blood for blood atones. Hood.

Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory. Froude.

The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.