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Culling vs Slaughter - What's the difference?

culling | slaughter |

As a verb culling

is .

As a noun culling

is the act of culling; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.

As a proper noun slaughter is

.

culling

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of culling; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
  • Anything separated or selected from a mass.
  • slaughter

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).
  • A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
  • * Milton
  • on war and mutual slaughter bent
  • A rout or decisive defeat.
  • Derived terms

    * kosher slaughter * lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter * manslaughter * ritual slaughter * slaughterer * slaughterhouse * slaughterman * slaughterous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To butcher animals, generally for food
  • To massacre people in large numbers
  • To kill in a particularly brutal manner