shecht

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

• cheths