a. Obs. Also 6 bou(t)cherus. [f. BUTCHER sb.+ -OUS.] Butcherly, murderous.
1583. Stanyhurst, Æneis, III. 51. Thee missing boucherus hatchet.
1620. Shelton, Don Quix., IV. xxvii. 213. Ye murderous Polymeans, ye butcherous Lions.
