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[macegriefs ‘such as willingly buy stolen flesh’ (Cowell 1607, whence in later Law Dicts.), is a spurious word, due to misunderstanding of the AF. text of Britton I. xxx. §3, which speaks of ‘butchers (macegriers) who knowingly sell stolen flesh’.]
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massacre
▪ I. massacre, n. (ˈmæsəkə(r)) Also 6 massachre, -aquer, 7 mas(s)aker, massacker, -cher, massacry, 8 (9 illiterate) massacree. [a. F. massacre masc., in OF. ma{cced}acre, machacre, macecle, mececle shambles, slaughter-house (whence maceclier, AF. macegrier butcher: see macegriefs), also, butchery, s...
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