butcher (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Fig.1. carnĭfex, ĭcis, (a term of strong reproach)2. homo sanguinarius, trŭcŭlentus • butcher (subs.): I. Lit.: lănĭus: Ter.: Cic.: a b.'s stall, lănĭēna: Pl.: Liv.: a b.'s block, mensa laniōnia, Suet. II. Fig.: 1. carnĭfex, ĭcis, (a term of strong reproach): Suet.: v. hangman. 2. homo sanguinarius, trŭcŭlentus: v. blood-thirsty.