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| shoch·et [ shṓkət, shṓkhət ] (plural shoch·et·im [ shṓkətim, shṓkhətim ]) |
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somebody licensed to perform ritual slaughter: somebody licensed to perform the ritual kosher slaughter of animals for food shechita
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| [Late 19th century. < Hebrew šōḥēṭ, present participle of šāḥaṭ "slaughter"] |
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