What does shochet mean?
Shochet means A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry.
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/ˈʃoʊxɛt/ · noun
A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry.
2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]
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Shochet means A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry.
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2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]
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