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Archery
Archery Arch"er*y, n. [OE. archerie.]
1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.;
the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and
arrows.
2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively.
Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both
sides of the van. --Webster
(1607).
Bewitchery
Bewitchery Be*witch"er*y, n.
The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm;
fascination.
There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.
--South.
BleacheryBleachery Bleach"er*y, n.; pl. Bleacheries.
A place or an establishment where bleaching is done. Botchery
Botchery Botch"er*y, n.
A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or
careless workmanship.
Branchery
Branchery Branch"er*y, n.
A system of branches.
ButcheryButchery Butch"er*y, n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F.
boucherie. See Butcher, n.]
1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]
2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual
barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. --Shak.
The perpetration of human butchery. --Prescott.
3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is
shed. [Obs.]
Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. --Fabyan.
Syn: Murder; slaughter; carnage. See Massacre. Cutchery
Cutchery Cutch"er*y (k[u^]ch"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind. kachahri.]
A hindoo hall of justice. --Malcom.
DebaucheryDebauchery De*bauch"er*y, n.; pl. Debaucheries.
1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or
allegiance.
The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the
debauchery of the army. --Burke.
2. Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially,
excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality;
habitual lewdness.
Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance. --Sprat. Hatchery
Hatchery Hatch"er*y, n.
A house for hatching fish, etc.
Horse-leechery
Horse-leechery Horse"-leech`er*y, n.
The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the
diseases of horses.
LecheryLechery Lech"er*y, n. [OE. lecherie, OF. lecherie. See
Lecher.]
1. Free indulgence of lust; lewdness.
2. Selfish pleasure; delight. [Obs.] --Massinger. Michery
Michery Mich"er*y, n.
Theft; cheating. [Obs.] --Gower.
Mynchery
Mynchery Myn"cher*y, n.
A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain
nunneries in England.
OcheryOchery O"cher*y, a.
Ocherous. [Written also ochrey, ochry.] Patchery
Patchery Patch"er*y, n.
Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [R.]
--Shak.
Sprechery
Sprechery Sprech"er*y, n. [Cf. Gael. spreidh cattle.]
Movables of an inferior description; especially, such as have
been collected by depredation. [Scot.]
Stitchery
Stitchery Stitch"er*y, n.
Needlework; -- in contempt. --Shak.
Superchery
Superchery Su*perch"er*y, n. [F. supercherie.]
Deceit; fraud; imposition. [Obs. & R.]
TreacheryTreachery Treach"er*y, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere, OF.
trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to
cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic
origin. See Trickery, Trick.]
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;
treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason. VacheryVachery Vach"er*y, n. [F. vacherie, from vache a cow, L.
vacca. Cf. Vaccary.]
1. An inclosure for cows.
2. A dairy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Prompt. Parv.
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