shecht

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish שעכטן (shekhtn), from Hebrew שָׁחַט (shakhát) (Ashkenazi Hebrew: Shókhat).

Verb[edit]

shecht (third-person singular simple present shechts, present participle shechting, simple past and past participle shechted)

  1. (Judaism) to perform shechita, to ritually slaughter

Anagrams[edit]

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