Sheep and oxen were slaughtered at the pile.
He slaughtered everyone before he left.
Many farmers slaughtered animals during this time, both to have enough meat for the winter and to conserve limited animal feed.
But the term is specially used of meat slaughtered in accordance with the law of Moses.
In Rio Grande do Sul, where it has attained its greatest development, about 400,000 beeves are slaughtered annually for the manufacture of jerked beef (xarque), beef extract, &c. Little attention has been given to sheep in Brazil except in the southern states, and even there the flocks are small.